The Need to Improve Riparian Forests Management in Uranium Mining Areas Based on Assessment of Heavy Metal and Uranium Contamination

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dc.contributor.authorPecina, Václavcs
dc.contributor.authorJuřička, Davidcs
dc.contributor.authorKynický, Jindřichcs
dc.contributor.authorBaltazár, Tivadarcs
dc.contributor.authorKomendová, Renatacs
dc.contributor.authorBrtnický, Martincs
dc.coverage.issue9cs
dc.coverage.volume11cs
dc.date.issued2020-08-31cs
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental contamination caused by uranium mining is becoming a worldwide issuedue to its negative impact on the environment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the contaminationlevels of riparian forest stands and their interaction with pollutants on the example of two localitieswith long and short-term uranium mining closure. Notably high Cu content, which exceeded thelower range of the toxicity limit in 50–75% of the cases, was detected in the leaves. Increased U contentalso represents a potential risk. As both of the elements have a negative effect particularly on the rootsystem, it can be assumed that the soil-stabilizing and water erosion-reducing functions of the standsmay be reduced. Extremely high U content (51.8 mg/kg DA) in the leaves ofAesculus hippocastanumL. indicates its potential for phytoremediation. Significantly higher U content determined at thelocality with the long-term closure of mining was probably caused by the instauration of the shallowhydrogeological circulation after mine inundation. Strong correlation between U and Pb suggestsidentical trend of their uptake and accumulation by plants. A significant dependence of the level ofcontamination on the distance from its source was not demonstrated. Therefore, the management ofmining areas should focus on the protection of riparian forest, which can through its stabilizing anderosion-reducing functions and through suitable species composition effectively prevent spreadingof contamination.en
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dc.identifier.citationForests. 2020, vol. 11, issue 9, p. 1-14.en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/f11090952cs
dc.identifier.issn1999-4907cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4274-5142cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9193-8990cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7194-4178cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5237-722Xcs
dc.identifier.other165732cs
dc.identifier.researcheridC-1091-2014cs
dc.identifier.researcheridH-3082-2014cs
dc.identifier.researcheridI-4939-2018cs
dc.identifier.scopus6506087714cs
dc.identifier.scopus56595240100cs
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11012/195574
dc.language.isoencs
dc.publisherMDPIcs
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dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccesscs
dc.rights.sherpahttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1999-4907/cs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cs
dc.subjectbioaccumulationen
dc.subjectriparian foresten
dc.subjecturanium miningen
dc.subjectAesculus hippocastanumen
dc.subjectphytoremediationen
dc.subjectforest functionsen
dc.titleThe Need to Improve Riparian Forests Management in Uranium Mining Areas Based on Assessment of Heavy Metal and Uranium Contaminationen
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dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
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thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta chemická. Ústav chemie a technologie ochrany životního prostředícs
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