TY - JOUR
T1 - Accumulation of heavy metals by naturally colonising Typha domingensis (Poales
T2 - Typhaceae) in waste-rock dump leachate storage ponds in a gold'copper mine in the central tablelands of New South Wales, Australia
AU - Adams, Allan
AU - Raman, Anantanarayanan
AU - Hodgkins, Dennis
AU - Nicol, Helen
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = August, 2013; Journal title (773t) = International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment. ISSNs: 1748-0930;
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Naturally colonised populations of Typha domingensis in mine waste-rock dumpleachate ponds (northern leachate pond [NLP] and southern leachate pond [SLP] anda nearby reference site (Cadiangullong Creek [CAC] were analysed for accumulationof Cu, Mn, and Zn in the winter of 2010 and early autumn of 2011. Concentrationsin sediment, leachate and creek water at NLP, SLP, and CAC were also analysed forCu, Mn, and Zn. Linear regression of Cu, Mn, and Zn concentrations in the leachateat each site revealed a significant reduction in these metals at NLP only in earlyautumn as leachate travelled away from the toe of the waste-rock dump and throughthe naturally colonised populations of T. domingensis. This study indicates that thisspecies is a suitable candidate for the process of phytoimmobilisation of the testedmetals.
AB - Naturally colonised populations of Typha domingensis in mine waste-rock dumpleachate ponds (northern leachate pond [NLP] and southern leachate pond [SLP] anda nearby reference site (Cadiangullong Creek [CAC] were analysed for accumulationof Cu, Mn, and Zn in the winter of 2010 and early autumn of 2011. Concentrationsin sediment, leachate and creek water at NLP, SLP, and CAC were also analysed forCu, Mn, and Zn. Linear regression of Cu, Mn, and Zn concentrations in the leachateat each site revealed a significant reduction in these metals at NLP only in earlyautumn as leachate travelled away from the toe of the waste-rock dump and throughthe naturally colonised populations of T. domingensis. This study indicates that thisspecies is a suitable candidate for the process of phytoimmobilisation of the testedmetals.
KW - Copper
KW - Manganese
KW - Phytoimmobilisation
KW - Typha domingensis
KW - Waste-rock dump leachate
KW - Zinc
U2 - 10.1080/17480930.2013.763496
DO - 10.1080/17480930.2013.763496
M3 - Article
SN - 1748-0930
VL - 27
SP - 294
EP - 307
JO - International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment
JF - International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment
IS - 4
ER -