Publications by authors named "Ghorban Vahabzadeh"
Coal mining disperses heavy metals into the environment, necessitating the identification of metal-tolerant plants for ecosystem restoration. This study evaluated the phytoremediation potential of plant species in abandoned coal wastes in northern Iran. Pollution indices indicated moderate contamination of Cu, Ni, V, Zn, Pb, Cr, and As in coal wastes.
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- The study examines the environmental impact of metalliferous ore extraction, particularly porphyry copper, focusing on contamination in soil and ecosystems near the Sungun Copper Mine in Iran.
- Results indicate a gradient of soil contamination from natural hillsides to areas heavily impacted by mine waste, with significant nutrient deficiencies in disturbed sites.
- Key contaminants include metals like Cd, Zn, and Cu, with identified risk levels suggesting that the nearby Pakhir and Sungun riversides, as well as dumps, face moderate to severe ecological risks.
Mining activities can result in a pollution legacy of metal and metalloid containing soils and wastes. In this study concentrations of the metals and metalloids Al, As, Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Zn, and the non-metals (P, S) were measured in the shoots of 35 different plant species spontaneously growing at four contaminated sites around the Sungun Copper Mine in East Azerbaijan (Iran) in order to evaluate their potential in phytoremediation of this area. The results show that metal and metalloid accumulation differed between the different species.
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