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ArticleToxics2025

Environmental Risk and Management of Iron Tailings in Road Subgrade.

Xiaowei Xu, Dapeng Zhang, Jie Cao, Chaoyue Wu, Yi Wang, Jing Hua, Zehua Zhao, Jun Zhang, Qi Yu

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Article in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Xiaowei XuNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5881-8089
Dapeng ZhangNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China.
Jie CaoNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China.
Chaoyue WuNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China.
Yi WangNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China.
Jing HuaNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China.
Zehua ZhaoNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6661-9274
Jun ZhangNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China.
Qi YuDepartment of Environmental Science, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The utilization of iron tailings in road construction poses significant environmental risks due to the complex release mechanisms of pollutants and varying regional conditions. This study integrates an exponential decay model with an instantaneous pollutant transport model, employing Monte Carlo simulations to assess risks and regional characteristics. Results show high Potential Hazard Indices (PHIs) for arsenic, manganese, barium, nickel, and lead, with PHI values between 4.2 and 22.7. Simulations indicate that manganese and nickel concentrations may exceed groundwater standards, particularly in humid areas. The study recommends controlling the iron tailings mixing ratio based on climate, suggesting limits of 35% in humid, 60% in semi-humid, and more lenient ratios in arid and semi-arid regions. It also underscores the need for improved risk assessment methodologies and region-specific management strategies at the national level.

Indexed as

heavy metaliron tailingsresource utilizationrisk management

Identifiers

PMID40711047
PMCPMC12299177

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