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ReviewHeliyon2024

Mining wastewater treatment technologies and resource recovery techniques: A review.

Funeka Matebese, Alseno K Mosai, Hlanganani Tutu, Zenixole R Tshentu

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Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Funeka MatebeseDepartment of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), 6031, South Africa.
Alseno K MosaiDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, University of Pretoria, Lynwood Road, Pretoria, WSZ0002, South Africa.
Hlanganani TutuMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag X3, WITS, 2050, South Africa.
Zenixole R TshentuDepartment of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), 6031, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mining wastewater can have adverse effects on the ecosystem; thus, treatment before discharging into the environment is of utmost importance. This manuscript reports on the effect of mining wastewater on the environment. Moreover, the currently used, effective and commercialised mine wastewater treatment technologies such as SAVMIN®, SPARRO®, Biogenic sulphide, and DESALX® are reported in this study. These technologies integrate two or more separation processes, which have been proven to be effective for the high recovery of salts and water for reuse. Some of the technologies reported can significantly recover salts and >95% of water. Modern pilot-stage and laboratory-scale treatment systems used for the recovery and removal of metals are also reported herein. Since some treatment technologies can generate highly toxic sludge and other waste products, the management of the generated waste was also considered. Some studies have focused on the treatment of wastewater at the laboratory level using the adsorption process. Most adsorbents exhibit promising results; however, there is insufficient research on reusability, toxic sludge management, and the economic analysis of the systems. Moreover, the implementation of adsorption systems in wastewater is necessary. Furthermore, the integration of treatment systems to recover precious metals at low concentrations is desirable in addition to water reclamation to achieve circular mine water.

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Environmental effectsMining wastewaterPrecious metalsSeparation technologiesToxic metals

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PMID38317979
PMCPMC10839889

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