Phytostabilisation in Mine Waste Dumps: The Role of Selected Tree Species in the Lignite Mines of Western Macedonia, Greece
References
- Mendez M.O., Maier R.M., 2008 Phytostabilization of Mine Tailings in Arid and Semiarid Environments—An Emerging Remediation Technology, Environmental Health Perspectives. (world). https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10608
- Kruger E.L., Anderson T.A., Coats J.R., eds., 1997 Phytoremediation of Soil and Water Contaminants, American Chemical Society. Issue 664. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-1997-0664
- Flathman P.E., Lanza G.R., 1998 Phytoremediation: Current Views on an Emerging Green Technology, Journal of Soil Contamination, 7(4), 415–432. https://doi.org/10.1080/10588339891334438
- Hazrat A., Khan E., Sajad M.A., 2013 Phytoremediation of heavy metals, Chemosphere, 91(7), 869–881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.075
- Kafle A., Timilsina A., Gautam A., Adhikari K., Bhattarai A., Aryal N., 2022 Phytoremediation: Mechanisms, plant selection and enhancement by natural and synthetic agents, Environmental Advances, 8, 100203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100203
- van der Ent A., Baker A.J.M., Reeves R.D., Pollard A.J., Schat H., 2013 Hyperaccumulators of metal and metalloid trace elements: Facts and fiction, Plant and Soil, 362(1), 319–334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1287-3
- Yang X., Zhao H., Zhang T., Zeng Z., Zhang P., Zhu B., Han Y., Braz G.T., Casler M.D., Schmutz J., Jiang J., 2018 Amplification and adaptation of centromeric repeats in polyploid switchgrass species, New Phytologist, 218(4), 1645–1657 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15098
- Moosavi S.G., Seghatoleslami M.J., 2013 Phytoremediation: A review
- Anastopoulos J., Koukouzas C., 1972 Economic geology of the southern part of the Ptolemais Lignite Basin (Macedonia, Greece), Geol. Geophys. Res. 16/1, 1–189 (in Greek).
- Foscolos A.E., Goodarzi F., Koukouzas C.N., Hatziyannis G., 1989 Reconnaissance study of mineral matter and trace elements in Greek lignites, Chemical Geology, 76(1-2), pp.107-130.
- Swaine D.J., Goodarzi, F. eds., 1995 Environmental aspects of trace elements in coal (Vol. 2), Springer Science & Business Media.
- Roumpos C., Sachanidis C., Pavloudakis F., 2018 Distribution of the trace and major elements concentrations in the upper and lower lignite bearing strata of Ptolemais - Amynteon mines, Proc. of 13th Intl. Opencast Mining Conf. OMC 2018, Zlatibor, Serbia, 17-20 October 2018, pp 229-242.
- Smith L., 2021 Types of Mining Wastes, https://books.gw-project.org/hydrogeology-and-mineral-resource-development/chapter/types-of-mining-wastes/
- Pentari D., Typou J., Goodarzi F., Foscolos A.E., 2006 Comparison of elements of environmental concern in regular and reclaimed soils, near abandoned coal mines Ptolemais– Amynteon, northern Greece: Impact on wheat crops, International journal of coal geology, 65(1-2), pp.51-58.
- CSQG, 2007 Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health, Summary Tables. Update 7.0, Sept. 2007.
- Haigh M.J., 2007 Soil quality standards for reclaimed coal-mine disturbed lands: A discussion paper, Intl. J. of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Environment, Vol. 9, Issue 4: 187-202.
- Papadopoulos C., Geka C., Pavloudakis F., Roumpos C., Andreadou S., 2015 Evaluation of the Soil Quality on the Reclaimed Lignite Mine Land in West Macedonia, Greece, Procedia Earth and Planetary Science, 15, 928–932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2015.08.148
- Pavloudakis F., Roumpos C., Sachanidis C., 2018 Statistical analysis and spatial distribution of trace elements contained in clays excavated in Western Macedonia continuous surface mining complex, 14th Intl. Symposium of Continuous Surface Mining, Thessaloniki, Greece, 24-26 September 2018
- Psarraki D., Papazotos P., Vasileiou E., Perraki M., 2023 Mapping the Soil Chemical Properties of the Sarigkiol Basin, Western Macedonia, Greece, in View of the Transition to the Post-Lignite Era, Materials Proceedings, 15(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2023015033
- Vasileiou E., Papazotos P., Dimitrakopoulos D., Perraki M., 2019 Expounding the origin of chromium in groundwater of the Sarigkiol basin, Western Macedonia, Greece: a cohesive statistical approach and hydrochemical study, Environ Monit Assess 191, 509 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7655-1
- Thalassinos G., Petropoulos S.A., Grammenou A., Antoniadis V., 2023 Potentially toxic elements: a review on their soil behavior and plant attenuation mechanisms against their toxicity, Agriculture, 13(9), 1684.
Language: English
Page range: 90 - 97
Submitted on: Mar 7, 2026
Accepted on: May 5, 2026
Published on: Sep 28, 2026
Published by: University of Petrosani
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Related subjects:
© 2026 Athina Zafeiropoulou, Aristotelis Triantafyllidis, Francis Pavloudakis, Panagiotis Papazotos, Argiro Asvesta, published by University of Petrosani
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.