Bioaccessibility of metals in soils surrounding two dismissed mining sites in Northern Italy
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Bioaccessibility of metals in soils surrounding two dismissed mining sites in Northern Italy E. Padoan1 · C. Romè1 · N. Mehta2 · G. A. Dino2 · D. A. De Luca2 · F. Ajmone‑Marsan1 Received: 9 July 2020 / Revised: 21 August 2020 / Accepted: 14 September 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Mining activities are one of the main contributors to metals contamination of soils, most often due to the inappropriate management of the mining residues. In Italy, hundreds of small mining sites are scattered around the mountainous areas, near small villages with fragile environments. Here, wastes and residues may have polluted the surrounding soils and become a threat to living organisms. We investigated two dismissed sites in Northern Italy with extractive wastes in unmanaged areas close to villages using bioaccessibility and size fractionation methods, focussing on particles that can potentially be eroded and/or ingested (
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