Acid Generation and Heavy Metal Leachability from Lignite Spoil Heaps: Impact to the Topsoils of Oropos Basin, North Attica, Greece

The disposal of lignite spoil and tailings poses a major environmental problem in lignite mining sites which is associated with the oxidation of sulfide minerals contained in the primary ore. This process renders acidic effluents. Lignite mining in the Oropos Neogene basin, North Attica, Greece oper...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2021-03, Vol.106 (3), p.465-474
Main Authors: Kampouroglou, Evdokia, Kollias, Konstantinos, Stouraiti, Christina, Arvaniti, Lamprini, Papassiopi, Nymphodora
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Calcium carbonate
Chromium
Coal
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring
Greece
Hazardous wastes
Heavy metals
Leachates
Leaching
Lignite
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Mine tailings
Minerals
Mining
Neogene
Neutralization
Oxidation
Pollution
Soil
Soil Pollutants - analysis
Soil Science & Conservation
Sulfides
Sulfur
Sulfur content
Topsoil
Waste materials
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:The disposal of lignite spoil and tailings poses a major environmental problem in lignite mining sites which is associated with the oxidation of sulfide minerals contained in the primary ore. This process renders acidic effluents. Lignite mining in the Oropos Neogene basin, North Attica, Greece operated since the last century and ceased in the late 1960s. Piles of complex waste material are dispersed close to the mining sites. The high sulfur content and low Net Neutralization Potential, i.e. values 
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-021-03122-w