The "Agios Philippos" mine in the Kirki region (NE Greece) has been abandoned in 1998 after half a century of ore exploration without a reclamation or remediation plan. This article aims at elucidating the potential environmental risks associated with this site by quantifying pollution in tailing basins, stream waters, stream sediments and agricultural fields. Concentrations of heavy metals in ...

The lead (Pb)/zinc (Zn) tailings contained high concentrations of heavy metals (total Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd concentrations 4164, 4377, 35 and 32 mg kg(-1), respectively), and low contents of major nutrient elements (N, P, and K) and organic matter. A field trial was conducted to compare growth performance, metal accumulation of Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) and two legume species (Sesbania rostra...

Abandoned lead and zinc (Pb/Zn) mining wastes represent a serious environmental hazard because heavy metals (e.g., Pb Cd) are continuously released into the environment, threatening ecological human health. This study was devoted to investigate stability of Cd in soil at an abandoned Pb/Zn mine site after landscape restoration by five-year monitoring. Chemical extraction applied measure distrib...