@article{fdi:010072696,
  title = {{P}olymetallic pollution from abandoned mines in {M}editerranean regions : a multidisciplinary approach to environmental risks},
  author = {{D}oumas, {P}. and {M}unoz, {M}. and {B}anni, {M}. and {B}ecerra, {S}. and {B}runeel, {O}dile and {C}asiot, {C}. and {C}leyet-{M}arel, {J}. {C}. and {G}ardon, {J}acques and {N}oack, {Y}. and {S}appin-{D}idier, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}bandoned mines are a recurrent problem for nearby communities in {M}editerranean regions because mine tailings represent a major source of polymetallic contamination. {M}etal contaminants are emitted in mining areas and dispersed by wind and water erosion in the surroundings. {T}he goal of this literature review was to identify the specific features of polymetallic contamination arising from abandoned mines in the {M}editerranean regions. {M}editerranean climate conditions and local geochemical context are the most important factors that control the metal-bearing particle dispersion toward the different compartments of ecosystems. {A}cid mine drainage, as an important source of damage to the environment, is limited to a certain extent by the predominance of carbonate rocks in the {M}editerranean regions. {I}n opposite, aeolian contamination is specific to the semiarid conditions of the {M}editerranean climate. {I}n this context, impacts on different compartments such as agricultural soils and edible plants or human populations were underlined. {T}he analysis of environmental laws and regulations of {N}orth and {S}outh {M}editerranean countries shows that one of the main differences is the lack of identification and definition of mining waste as a public concern in the latter countries. {I}n order to limit the transfer of contaminants from mining waste to the different components of the environment, phytostabilization of mine tailings was considered as the more adapted green technology even in the {M}editerranean region where water access is limited. {F}inally, this review of polymetallic pollution from abandoned mines in {M}editerranean regions enabled to identify priority actions for future research.},
  keywords = {{M}ining activities ; {M}etals and metalloids ; {C}ontamination transfer ; {H}ealth risks ; {E}nvironment ; {A}griculture ; {P}hytoremediation ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {{M}editerranean land surfaces under global change : towards a roadmap for sustainable land use in {E}urope},
  journal = {{R}egional {E}nvironmental {C}hange},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {677--692},
  ISSN = {1436-3798},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10113-016-0939-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072696},
}