Carmen Mihaela Neculita - Staff Member Profile

Carmen Mihaela Neculita

Professeure titulaire

Institut de recherche en mines et en environnement (IRME)

Titulaire

Chaire de recherche du Canada sur le traitement et la gestion des eaux minières

Campus de Rouyn-Noranda

Room :: F-117
Phone :: 819 762-0971 ext 2278
Toll-free :: +1 877 870-8728 ext 2278

Email :: carmenmihaela.neculita@uqat.ca

Education

2003 - M. Sc. A. en génie minéral – environnement minier, École Polytechnique de Montréal
1991 - Dipl. Ing. en génie chimique – chimie organique, Université Technique de Iassy, Roumanie

Areas of expertise

Biogéochimie environnementale
Traitement et gestion des eaux minières
Restauration minière

Publications

Source: ORCID(opens in a new tab)

2026

Effect of residual polyacrylamides on the flotation performance: mechanisms, process impacts and water treatment for recycling and reuse
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2026.110301(opens in a new tab)
Cellulose-based biosourced materials for advanced air filtration: Synthesis, performance, and regeneration strategies
Journal article
Separation and Purification Technology
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.138293(opens in a new tab)
Effect of microbubble ozonation advanced oxidation on contaminant removal and toxicity reduction to Daphnia magna in mining and metallurgical effluents
Journal article
Journal of Water Process Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2026.110316(opens in a new tab)
Effect of salinity and particle size on arsenic mobility from low sulfide filtered mine tailings and investigation of integrated management options
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2026.110118(opens in a new tab)
Evaluation of microbially induced carbonate precipitation by Sporosarcina pasteurii targeting carbon sequestration
Journal article
Bioresource Technology Reports
DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2026.102768(opens in a new tab)
Ureolytic bacteria for MICP application to iron-rich slag materials for waste stabilization and carbon sequestration
Journal article
Environmental Systems Research
DOI: 10.1186/s40068-026-00472-4(opens in a new tab)
Evaluation of carbon sequestration by iron-rich slag materials
Journal article
Chemical Engineering Journal
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.174903(opens in a new tab)
Assessing the relationship among trace metal co-occurrence, speciation, and toxicity in industrial effluents
Journal article
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf291(opens in a new tab)
Microbially induced calcite precipitation in As- and Sb- containing low sulfide tailings to mitigate neutral contaminated mine drainage: A comparison of bioaugmentation and biostimulation approaches
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.128741(opens in a new tab)
Evaluation of Pressure Retarded Osmosis for Energy Generation from Mine Water
Journal article
Water
DOI: 10.3390/w18050558(opens in a new tab)
Evaluating the acute toxicity of binary and ternary mixtures of Cu, Zn, As and Se to Daphnia magna: a component-based approach using isobologram analyses and ternary diagrams
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144791(opens in a new tab)
Dispersed alkaline substrate passive treatment technology for highly contaminated acid mine drainage: 20 years of successful application
Journal article
Water Research
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124683(opens in a new tab)
Long-term performance of a woodchip-based field-scale biofilter for arsenic removal from neutral mine drainage under cold climate
Journal article
Water Research
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124756(opens in a new tab)

2025

Challenges of Phosphate By-Product Management: A Case-Study of the Tunisian Mining Basins
Journal article
Mine Water and the Environment
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-025-01042-3(opens in a new tab)
Mine Water Treatment Methods for Rare Earth Elements and Associated Radionuclides
Journal article
Mine Water and the Environment
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-025-01064-x(opens in a new tab)
Stability of As-rich residues from pilot biofilters for passive treatment of neutral mine drainage: Laboratory vs field testing
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127216(opens in a new tab)
Effect of temperature and mixture composition on arsenic removal from neutral mine drainage in passive biofilters using iron-rich sludge and peat
Journal article
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107697(opens in a new tab)
Performance of field-pilot passive biofilters using peat and Fe-rich sludge to remove arsenic from neutral mine drainage under a subarctic climate
Journal article
Science of The Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179984(opens in a new tab)
Geochemical stability of As-rich residues from a 20-year-old passive field biofilter used for neutral mine drainage treatment
Journal article
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107618(opens in a new tab)
Mineral Carbonation for Carbon Sequestration: A Case for MCP and MICP
Journal article
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26052230(opens in a new tab)
Valorization of residual materials in the prevention and treatment of contaminated mine water and air
Conference paper
DOI: 10.5937/IMPRC25476N(opens in a new tab)

2024

Stability of As- and Mn-sludge after neutral mine water treatment using Fe(VI) vs electrocoagulation
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122767(opens in a new tab)
Modeling the geochemical evolution of mine waters during mixing
Journal article
Journal of Hazardous Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134929(opens in a new tab)
Towards a Circular Economy in the Mining Industry: Possible Solutions for Water Recovery through Advanced Mineral Tailings Dewatering
Journal article
Minerals
DOI: 10.3390/min14030319(opens in a new tab)
Efficiency of electrocoagulation for simultaneous treatment of As and Mn in neutral mine water
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108546(opens in a new tab)
Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation as a Bioremediation Technique for Mining Waste
Journal article
Toxics
DOI: 10.3390/toxics12020107(opens in a new tab)
Evaluation of non-destructive tools for preliminary environmental risk assessment during mining exploration
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108456(opens in a new tab)

2023

Passive treatment residues of mine drainage: Mineralogical and environmental assessment, and management avenues
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108362(opens in a new tab)
Performance of ferrates for simultaneous removal of As and Mn from circumneutral contaminated mine water
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.110421(opens in a new tab)
Advances in Modified Wood-Based Adsorbents for Contaminant Removal: Valorization Methods, Modification Mechanisms, and Environmental Applications
Journal article
Current Forestry Reports
DOI: 10.1007/s40725-023-00200-6(opens in a new tab)
Valorization potential of N-rich zeolite and moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) biomass in the revegetation of non-acid generating gold mine tailings
Journal article
Science of The Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164279(opens in a new tab)
Influence of ozone microbubble enhanced oxidation on mine effluent mixes and Daphnia magna toxicity
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138559(opens in a new tab)
Chemical and isotopic evaluation of groundwater salinization processes in the Djebeniana coastal aquifer, Tunisia
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105555(opens in a new tab)

2022

Improvement of water recovery from phosphate sludge at the M'Dhilla Mine, Tunisia
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20604-4(opens in a new tab)
Electro-Fenton treatment of contaminated mine water to decrease thiosalts toxicity to Daphnia magna
Journal article
Science of The Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155323(opens in a new tab)
Tracing the sources and fate of nitrogen at a Canadian underground gold mine
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105238(opens in a new tab)
Sustainable Production of Rare Earth Elements from Mine Waste and Geoethics
Journal article
Minerals
DOI: 10.3390/min12070809(opens in a new tab)
Passive multi-unit field-pilot for acid mine drainage remediation: Performance and environmental assessment of post-treatment solid waste
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133051(opens in a new tab)
Prediction and Potential Treatment of Underground Contaminated Water Based on Monitoring of pH and Salinity in a Coal Mine Waste Heap, Southern Poland
Journal article
Minerals
DOI: 10.3390/min12040391(opens in a new tab)
Passive treatment of acid mine drainage from the Sidi-Kamber mine wastes (Mediterranean coastline, Algeria) using neighbouring phosphate material from the Djebel Onk mine
Journal article
Science of The Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151002(opens in a new tab)

2021

Behaviour of flotation tailings from a rare earth element deposit at high salinity
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113773(opens in a new tab)
Impact of freeze-thaw on the behaviour of flotation tailings from a rare earth deposit
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.105106(opens in a new tab)
In-situ pilot-scale passive biochemical reactors for Ni removal from saline mine drainage under subarctic climate conditions
Journal article
Journal of Water Process Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.102062(opens in a new tab)
Compaction of peat cover over desulfurized gold mine tailings changes: Arsenic speciation and mobility
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.104923(opens in a new tab)
Active Treatment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Cold Mine Water Using Advanced Oxidation and Membrane-Related Processes: A Review
Journal article
Minerals
DOI: 10.3390/min11030259(opens in a new tab)
Removal of nickel from neutral mine drainage using peat-calcite, compost, and wood ash in column reactors
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11623-0(opens in a new tab)
Electro-Fenton beyond the Degradation of Organics: Treatment of Thiosalts in Contaminated Mine Water
Journal article
Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06006(opens in a new tab)
Characterization of phosphate processing sludge from Tunisian mining basin and its potential valorization in fired bricks making
Journal article
Journal of Cleaner Production
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124750(opens in a new tab)
Recovery potential of rare earth elements from mining and industrial residues: A review and cases studies
Journal article
Journal of Geochemical Exploration
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106699(opens in a new tab)
Treatment of manganese, in the presence or absence of iron, in acid and neutral mine drainage using raw vs half-calcined dolomite
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106666(opens in a new tab)
Reactivity of nZVI in the removal of Cu(II) and Zn(II) from synthetic mine drainage
Journal article
Environment Protection Engineering
DOI: 10.37190/epe210207(opens in a new tab)

2020

Comparison of Organic Materials for the Passive Treatment of Synthetic Neutral Mine Drainage Contaminated by Nickel: Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics and Isotherms
Journal article
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-020-04917-z(opens in a new tab)
Comparison of organic materials for the passive treatment of synthetic neutral mine drainage contaminated by nickel: Short- and medium-term batch experiments
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2020.104772(opens in a new tab)
Manganese removal processes and geochemical behavior in residues from passive treatment of mine drainage
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127424(opens in a new tab)
Influence of Pyro-Gasification and Activation Conditions on the Porosity of Activated Biochars: A Literature Review
Journal article
Waste and Biomass Valorization
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-019-00797-5(opens in a new tab)
Performances of stabilization/solidification process of acid mine drainage passive treatment residues: Assessment of the environmental and mechanical behaviors
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110764(opens in a new tab)
Removal and potential recovery of rare earth elements from mine water
Journal article
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.06.010(opens in a new tab)
Assessment of the leaching potential of flotation tailings from rare earth mineral extraction in cold climates
Journal article
Science of The Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139225(opens in a new tab)
Comparative efficiency of three advanced oxidation processes for thiosalts oxidation in mine-impacted water
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106349(opens in a new tab)
Efficiency of eight modified materials for As(V) removal from synthetic and real mine effluents
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106310(opens in a new tab)
Sulfate removal from mine drainage by electrocoagulation as a stand-alone treatment or polishing step
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106337(opens in a new tab)
Removal and Recovery of Ni and Zn from Contaminated Neutral Drainage by Thermally Activated Dolomite and Hydrothermally Activated Wood Ash
Journal article
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-020-04600-3(opens in a new tab)
Environmental behavior of metal-rich residues from the passive treatment of acid mine drainage
Journal article
Science of The Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136541(opens in a new tab)
Treatment efficiency of iron-rich acid mine drainage in a tri-unit pilot system
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07431-w(opens in a new tab)
Effect of the electrocoagulation process on the toxicity of gold mine effluents: A comparative assessment of Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex
Journal article
Science of The Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134739(opens in a new tab)
Salinity and low temperature effects on the performance of column biochemical reactors for the treatment of acidic and neutral mine drainage
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125303(opens in a new tab)
Treatment of As-rich mine effluents and produced residues stability: Current knowledge and research priorities for gold mining
Journal article
Journal of Hazardous Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121920(opens in a new tab)
Freezing/thawing effects on geochemical behavior of residues from acid mine drainage passive treatment systems
Journal article
Journal of Water Process Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.101087(opens in a new tab)
Characterization of Kef Shfeir phosphate sludge (Gafsa, Tunisia) and optimization of its dewatering
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109801(opens in a new tab)
Efficiency of ozone microbubbles for ammonia removal from mine effluents
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2019.106071(opens in a new tab)

2019

Stability of metal-rich residues from laboratory multi-step treatment system for ferriferous acid mine drainage
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04608-1(opens in a new tab)
Prediction of the environmental behavior of residues from the passive treatment of acid mine drainage
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104421(opens in a new tab)
Performance of Physically and Chemically Activated Biochars in Copper Removal from Contaminated Mine Effluents
Journal article
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-019-4233-7(opens in a new tab)
Comparative efficiency of microbial fuel cells and electrocoagulation for the treatment of iron-rich acid mine drainage
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2019.103149(opens in a new tab)
A review of the implications and challenges of manganese removal from mine drainage
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.106(opens in a new tab)
Efficiency of batch biochemical reactors for mine drainage treatment at low temperature and high salinity
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.01.014(opens in a new tab)
Evaluation of arsenic leaching potential in gold mine tailings amended with peat and mine drainage treatment sludge
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Quality
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2018.11.0392(opens in a new tab)
Performance of passive systems for mine drainage treatment at low temperature and high salinity: A review
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2019.02.010(opens in a new tab)
Removal efficiency of As(V) and Sb(III) in contaminated neutral drainage by Fe-loaded biochar
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04381-1(opens in a new tab)

2018

Treatment of manganese in acid and neutral mine drainage using modified dolomite
Journal article
International Journal of Environmental Impacts: Management, Mitigation and Recovery
DOI: 10.2495/ei-v1-n3-323-333(opens in a new tab)
Activated Biochar as an Effective Sorbent for Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Water
Journal article
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-018-3889-8(opens in a new tab)
Changes in Efficiency and Hydraulic Parameters During the Passive Treatment of Ferriferous Acid Mine Drainage in Biochemical Reactors,生物化学反应器被动处理含铁酸性废水的效率及水力学参数,Änderungen der Effektivität und der hydraulischen Parameter während der passiven Behandlung von eisenreichen, sauren Grubenwässern in biochemischen Reaktoren,Cambios en la eficiencia y en los parámetros hidráulicos durante el tratamiento pasivo de drenaje ácido de minas ferriferrosas en reactores bioquímicos
Journal article
Mine Water and the Environment
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-018-0514-4(opens in a new tab)
Determination of point of zero charge of natural organic materials
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1115-7(opens in a new tab)
Effect of hydraulic retention time on microbial community in biochemical passive reactors during treatment of acid mine drainage
Journal article
Bioresource Technology
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.144(opens in a new tab)
Influence of ferric iron source on ferrate's performance and residual contamination during the treatment of gold mine effluents
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2018.07.014(opens in a new tab)
Metals and metalloids treatment in contaminated neutral effluents using modified materials
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.002(opens in a new tab)
Nitrification-Denitrification of Thiocyanate, Ammonia, and Nitrates in Highly Contaminated Gold Mine Effluents Using Methanol as Energy Source
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001365(opens in a new tab)
Performance assessment of laboratory and field-scale multi-step passive treatment of iron-rich acid mine drainage for design improvement
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1820-x(opens in a new tab)
Production, characterization, and potential of activated biochar as adsorbent for phenolic compounds from leachates in a lumber industry site
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2712-9(opens in a new tab)
Stabilization of hard rock mines tailings with organic amendments: Pore water quality control and revegetation – A review
Journal article
Desalination and Water Treatment
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2018.22395(opens in a new tab)
The influence of pilot-scale pyro-gasification and activation conditions on porosity development in activated biochars
Journal article
Biomass and Bioenergy
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.08.016(opens in a new tab)

2017

Comparative column testing of three reactive mixtures for the bio-chemical treatment of iron-rich acid mine drainage
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2017.06.002(opens in a new tab)
Evaluation of biogeochemical reactivity of fresh and weathered contaminated dredged sediments
Journal article
Journal of Soils and Sediments
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-016-1578-z(opens in a new tab)
Iron removal in highly contaminated acid mine drainage using passive biochemical reactors
Journal article
Water Science and Technology
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.362(opens in a new tab)
Recovery and reuse of sludge from active and passive treatment of mine drainage-impacted waters: a review
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7733-7(opens in a new tab)
Removal of Ni and Zn in contaminated neutral drainage by raw and modified wood ash
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2016.1237120(opens in a new tab)
Treatment of metals and metalloids in neutral mine effluents using modified materials
Conference paper
Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas - Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration, LRER 2017
DOI: 10.1201/9781315166582-97(opens in a new tab)

2016

Biochemical passive reactors for treatment of acid mine drainage: Effect of hydraulic retention time on changes in efficiency, composition of reactive mixture, and microbial activity
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.052(opens in a new tab)
Effectiveness of various dispersed alkaline substrates for the pre-treatment of ferriferous acid mine drainage
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.07.014(opens in a new tab)
Ferrates performance in thiocyanates and ammonia degradation in gold mine effluents
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2016.06.022(opens in a new tab)
Impact of fresh tailing deposition on the evolution of groundwater hydrogeochemistry at the abandoned Manitou mine site, Quebec, Canada
Journal article
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6111-9(opens in a new tab)
Influence of contaminant to hydrogen peroxide to catalyzer molar ratio in the advanced oxidation of thiocyanates and ammonia nitrogen using Fenton-based processes
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2016.09.001(opens in a new tab)
Performance of thermally activated dolomite for the treatment of Ni and Zn in contaminated neutral drainage
Journal article
Journal of Hazardous Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.01.069(opens in a new tab)
Selection of reactive mixture for biochemical passive treatment of acid mine drainage
Journal article
Environmental Earth Sciences
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-5374-2(opens in a new tab)

2015

The influences of the amount of organic substrate on the performance of pilot-scale passive bioreactors for acid mine drainage treatment
Journal article
Environmental Earth Sciences
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3757-9(opens in a new tab)

2013

In situ immobilization of heavy metals in severely weathered tailings amended with food waste-based compost and zeolite
Journal article
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-012-1388-x(opens in a new tab)

2012

Bioelectrochemical treatment of acid mine drainage dominated with iron
Journal article
Journal of Hazardous Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.09.062(opens in a new tab)
Biosulfides precipitation in weathered tailings amended with food waste-based compost and zeolite
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Quality
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0462(opens in a new tab)
Performance of mixed organic substrates during treatment of acidic and moderate mine drainage in column bioreactors
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000567(opens in a new tab)
Pilot-scale passive bioreactors for the treatment of acid mine drainage: Efficiency of mushroom compost vs. mixed substrates for metal removal
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.043(opens in a new tab)

2011

Comparative effectiveness of mixed organic substrates to mushroom compost for treatment of mine drainage in passive bioreactors
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.11.082(opens in a new tab)
Using fluorescence-based microplate assay to assess DOM-metal binding in reactive materials for treatment of acid mine drainage
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Sciences
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60487-1(opens in a new tab)
Violation of ethical guidelines or plagiarism?
Journal article
Minerals Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.05.010(opens in a new tab)

2010

Mine-impacted water treatment - how the bottom line can be raised?
Journal article
International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment
DOI: 10.1080/17480930.2010.510242(opens in a new tab)

2008

Biological treatment of highly contaminated acid mine drainage in batch reactors: Long-term treatment and reactive mixture characterization
Journal article
Journal of Hazardous Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.01.002(opens in a new tab)
Effectiveness of sulfate-reducing passive bioreactors for treating highly contaminated acid mine drainage: I. Effect of hydraulic retention time
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.08.004(opens in a new tab)
Effectiveness of sulfate-reducing passive bioreactors for treating highly contaminated acid mine drainage: II. Metal removal mechanisms and potential mobility
Journal article
Applied Geochemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.08.014(opens in a new tab)
Toxicity and metal speciation in acid mine drainage treated by passive bioreactors
Journal article
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
DOI: 10.1897/07-654.1(opens in a new tab)

2007

Passive treatment of acid mine drainage in bioreactors using sulfate-reducing bacteria: Critical review and research needs
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Quality
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0066(opens in a new tab)
Short-term and long-term bioreactors for acid mine drainage treatment
Conference paper
Association for Environmental Health and Sciences - 22nd Annual International Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water 2006
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2006

Characterization and reactivity assessment of organic substrates for sulphate-reducing bacteria in acid mine drainage treatment
Journal article
Chemosphere
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.01.001(opens in a new tab)
Mercury fractionation, bioavailability, and ecotoxicity in highly contaminated soils from chlor-alkali plants
Journal article
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
DOI: 10.1897/05-302R.1(opens in a new tab)

2005

Mercury speciation in highly contaminated soils from Chlor-Alkali Plants using chemical extractions
Journal article
Journal of Environmental Quality
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Publications

Effect of residual polyacrylamides on the flotation performance: mechanisms, process impacts and water treatment for recycling and reuse

Cellulose-based biosourced materials for advanced air filtration: Synthesis, performance, and regeneration strategies

Effect of microbubble ozonation advanced oxidation on contaminant removal and toxicity reduction to Daphnia magna in mining and metallurgical effluents

Effect of salinity and particle size on arsenic mobility from low sulfide filtered mine tailings and investigation of integrated management options

Evaluation of microbially induced carbonate precipitation by Sporosarcina pasteurii targeting carbon sequestration

Ureolytic bacteria for MICP application to iron-rich slag materials for waste stabilization and carbon sequestration

Evaluation of carbon sequestration by iron-rich slag materials

Assessing the relationship among trace metal co-occurrence, speciation, and toxicity in industrial effluents

Microbially induced calcite precipitation in As- and Sb- containing low sulfide tailings to mitigate neutral contaminated mine drainage: A comparison of bioaugmentation and biostimulation approaches

Evaluation of Pressure Retarded Osmosis for Energy Generation from Mine Water

Evaluating the acute toxicity of binary and ternary mixtures of Cu, Zn, As and Se to Daphnia magna: a component-based approach using isobologram analyses and ternary diagrams

Dispersed alkaline substrate passive treatment technology for highly contaminated acid mine drainage: 20 years of successful application

Long-term performance of a woodchip-based field-scale biofilter for arsenic removal from neutral mine drainage under cold climate

Challenges of Phosphate By-Product Management: A Case-Study of the Tunisian Mining Basins

Mine Water Treatment Methods for Rare Earth Elements and Associated Radionuclides

Stability of As-rich residues from pilot biofilters for passive treatment of neutral mine drainage: Laboratory vs field testing

Effect of temperature and mixture composition on arsenic removal from neutral mine drainage in passive biofilters using iron-rich sludge and peat

Performance of field-pilot passive biofilters using peat and Fe-rich sludge to remove arsenic from neutral mine drainage under a subarctic climate

Geochemical stability of As-rich residues from a 20-year-old passive field biofilter used for neutral mine drainage treatment

Mineral Carbonation for Carbon Sequestration: A Case for MCP and MICP

Valorization of residual materials in the prevention and treatment of contaminated mine water and air

Stability of As- and Mn-sludge after neutral mine water treatment using Fe(VI) vs electrocoagulation

Modeling the geochemical evolution of mine waters during mixing

Towards a Circular Economy in the Mining Industry: Possible Solutions for Water Recovery through Advanced Mineral Tailings Dewatering

Efficiency of electrocoagulation for simultaneous treatment of As and Mn in neutral mine water

Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation as a Bioremediation Technique for Mining Waste

Evaluation of non-destructive tools for preliminary environmental risk assessment during mining exploration

Passive treatment residues of mine drainage: Mineralogical and environmental assessment, and management avenues

Performance of ferrates for simultaneous removal of As and Mn from circumneutral contaminated mine water

Advances in Modified Wood-Based Adsorbents for Contaminant Removal: Valorization Methods, Modification Mechanisms, and Environmental Applications

Valorization potential of N-rich zeolite and moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) biomass in the revegetation of non-acid generating gold mine tailings

Influence of ozone microbubble enhanced oxidation on mine effluent mixes and Daphnia magna toxicity

Chemical and isotopic evaluation of groundwater salinization processes in the Djebeniana coastal aquifer, Tunisia

Improvement of water recovery from phosphate sludge at the M'Dhilla Mine, Tunisia

Electro-Fenton treatment of contaminated mine water to decrease thiosalts toxicity to Daphnia magna

Tracing the sources and fate of nitrogen at a Canadian underground gold mine

Sustainable Production of Rare Earth Elements from Mine Waste and Geoethics

Passive multi-unit field-pilot for acid mine drainage remediation: Performance and environmental assessment of post-treatment solid waste

Prediction and Potential Treatment of Underground Contaminated Water Based on Monitoring of pH and Salinity in a Coal Mine Waste Heap, Southern Poland

Passive treatment of acid mine drainage from the Sidi-Kamber mine wastes (Mediterranean coastline, Algeria) using neighbouring phosphate material from the Djebel Onk mine

Behaviour of flotation tailings from a rare earth element deposit at high salinity

Impact of freeze-thaw on the behaviour of flotation tailings from a rare earth deposit

In-situ pilot-scale passive biochemical reactors for Ni removal from saline mine drainage under subarctic climate conditions

Compaction of peat cover over desulfurized gold mine tailings changes: Arsenic speciation and mobility

Active Treatment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Cold Mine Water Using Advanced Oxidation and Membrane-Related Processes: A Review

Removal of nickel from neutral mine drainage using peat-calcite, compost, and wood ash in column reactors

Electro-Fenton beyond the Degradation of Organics: Treatment of Thiosalts in Contaminated Mine Water

Characterization of phosphate processing sludge from Tunisian mining basin and its potential valorization in fired bricks making

Recovery potential of rare earth elements from mining and industrial residues: A review and cases studies

Treatment of manganese, in the presence or absence of iron, in acid and neutral mine drainage using raw vs half-calcined dolomite

Reactivity of nZVI in the removal of Cu(II) and Zn(II) from synthetic mine drainage

Comparison of Organic Materials for the Passive Treatment of Synthetic Neutral Mine Drainage Contaminated by Nickel: Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics and Isotherms

Comparison of organic materials for the passive treatment of synthetic neutral mine drainage contaminated by nickel: Short- and medium-term batch experiments

Manganese removal processes and geochemical behavior in residues from passive treatment of mine drainage

Influence of Pyro-Gasification and Activation Conditions on the Porosity of Activated Biochars: A Literature Review

Performances of stabilization/solidification process of acid mine drainage passive treatment residues: Assessment of the environmental and mechanical behaviors

Removal and potential recovery of rare earth elements from mine water

Assessment of the leaching potential of flotation tailings from rare earth mineral extraction in cold climates

Comparative efficiency of three advanced oxidation processes for thiosalts oxidation in mine-impacted water

Efficiency of eight modified materials for As(V) removal from synthetic and real mine effluents

Sulfate removal from mine drainage by electrocoagulation as a stand-alone treatment or polishing step

Removal and Recovery of Ni and Zn from Contaminated Neutral Drainage by Thermally Activated Dolomite and Hydrothermally Activated Wood Ash

Environmental behavior of metal-rich residues from the passive treatment of acid mine drainage

Treatment efficiency of iron-rich acid mine drainage in a tri-unit pilot system

Effect of the electrocoagulation process on the toxicity of gold mine effluents: A comparative assessment of Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex

Salinity and low temperature effects on the performance of column biochemical reactors for the treatment of acidic and neutral mine drainage

Treatment of As-rich mine effluents and produced residues stability: Current knowledge and research priorities for gold mining

Freezing/thawing effects on geochemical behavior of residues from acid mine drainage passive treatment systems

Characterization of Kef Shfeir phosphate sludge (Gafsa, Tunisia) and optimization of its dewatering

Efficiency of ozone microbubbles for ammonia removal from mine effluents

Stability of metal-rich residues from laboratory multi-step treatment system for ferriferous acid mine drainage

Prediction of the environmental behavior of residues from the passive treatment of acid mine drainage