Emerging remediation approaches for mining contaminated soils by heavy metals: recent updates and future perspective.

IF 3.2 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Environmental Geochemistry and Health Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI:10.1007/s10653-025-02553-2

Priyadarshani Rajput, Abhishek Singh, Saglara Mandzhieva, Karen Ghazaryan, Tatiana Minkina, Vishnu D Rajput

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The mining sector is mostly responsible for the extensive environmental problem of soil contamination caused by lead, zinc, iron, manganese, and copper. Some examples of primary sources are processes involving in mining activities, manufacturing, processing, waste management, and atmospheric sediments. The main environmental and health impacts of contamination include soil degradation and pollution that affect the ecosystem and impose health risks. Therefore, the present work comprehensively evaluated the mining-related heavy metals contamination levels, and soils affected by mining activities. The recent methodological approaches such as nanotechnology were critically discussed to cope with mining contamination. Currently, nanotechnology has grown into a major driver of a paradigm shift, transitioning from conventional to advanced, especially in the field of sustainable remediation of toxic elements. In the present study, data from 2000-2025 (25 January 2025) were retrieved from the Scopus database, and the analyses of obtained dataset were performed through the R-Studio-Biblioshiny software tool. Therefore, the current review offers an important contribution, which includes a bibliometric analysis that makes it easy to understand the current state of mining pollution, worldwide research trends, knowledge gaps existing, and challenges for future research. Furthermore, this review also discussed the number of recent studies that delve into cutting-edge approaches to manage and remediate mineral waste, implement sustainable practices in the mining industry, and regulate pollution caused by heavy metals and metalloids. Insight into the current trends of heavy metals toxicity and its adverse effects on soil, plants, and humans were comprehensively explored. Additionally, review elucidates the mechanisms underlying bio-migration, uptake, and translocation of heavy metals in soil, crops, the mode of action of nanoparticle-based strategies for stabilization and remediation of mining sites.

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重金属开采污染土壤的新兴修复方法：最新进展和未来展望。

由铅、锌、铁、锰和铜引起的土壤污染等广泛的环境问题，主要是由采矿业造成的。主要来源的一些例子是涉及采矿活动、制造、加工、废物管理和大气沉积物的过程。污染的主要环境和健康影响包括影响生态系统和造成健康风险的土壤退化和污染。因此，本工作综合评价了与采矿有关的重金属污染水平和受采矿活动影响的土壤。最近的方法方法，如纳米技术进行了批判性的讨论，以应对采矿污染。目前，纳米技术已成为从传统向先进转变的主要驱动力，特别是在有毒元素的可持续修复领域。本研究从Scopus数据库中检索2000-2025年（2025年1月25日）的数据，并通过R-Studio-Biblioshiny软件工具对获得的数据集进行分析。因此，当前的综述提供了重要的贡献，其中包括文献计量分析，使人们更容易了解采矿污染的现状、全球研究趋势、现有的知识差距以及未来研究的挑战。此外，本文还讨论了最近的一些研究，这些研究深入探讨了管理和补救矿物废物的前沿方法，在采矿业实施可持续实践，以及规范重金属和类金属造成的污染。全面探讨了重金属毒性的发展趋势及其对土壤、植物和人类的不利影响。此外，综述还阐明了重金属在土壤、作物中的生物迁移、吸收和转运机制，以及基于纳米颗粒的采矿场地稳定和修复策略的作用模式。

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Environmental Geochemistry and Health 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

4.80%

发文量

279

审稿时长

4.2 months

期刊介绍： Environmental Geochemistry and Health publishes original research papers and review papers across the broad field of environmental geochemistry. Environmental geochemistry and health establishes and explains links between the natural or disturbed chemical composition of the earth’s surface and the health of plants, animals and people. Beneficial elements regulate or promote enzymatic and hormonal activity whereas other elements may be toxic. Bedrock geochemistry controls the composition of soil and hence that of water and vegetation. Environmental issues, such as pollution, arising from the extraction and use of mineral resources, are discussed. The effects of contaminants introduced into the earth’s geochemical systems are examined. Geochemical surveys of soil, water and plants show how major and trace elements are distributed geographically. Associated epidemiological studies reveal the possibility of causal links between the natural or disturbed geochemical environment and disease. Experimental research illuminates the nature or consequences of natural or disturbed geochemical processes. The journal particularly welcomes novel research linking environmental geochemistry and health issues on such topics as: heavy metals (including mercury), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and mixed chemicals emitted through human activities, such as uncontrolled recycling of electronic-waste; waste recycling; surface-atmospheric interaction processes (natural and anthropogenic emissions, vertical transport, deposition, and physical-chemical interaction) of gases and aerosols; phytoremediation/restoration of contaminated sites; food contamination and safety; environmental effects of medicines; effects and toxicity of mixed pollutants; speciation of heavy metals/metalloids; effects of mining; disturbed geochemistry from human behavior, natural or man-made hazards; particle and nanoparticle toxicology; risk and the vulnerability of populations, etc.