Fate of Heavy Metals in the Surface Water-Dump Rock System of the Mine Lupikko I (Karelia): Field Observations and Geochemical Modeling

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Evgeniya S. Sidkina, Evgeniya A. Soldatova, Elena V. Cherkasova, Artem A. Konyshev, Sofia S. Vorobey, Mikhail V. Mironenko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: mine water; pollution; abandoned mine; dissolution kinetics; numerical model; Pitkäranta area; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Pitkäranta; karelia*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14213382; https://doaj.org/article/0583b420e19e4348b1bbd6596c96f896

Abandoned mines are sources of potentially toxic chemical elements, although the development of these objects was completed. The Lupikko I mine area (Karelia Republic, Russia) is an excellent example of such technogenic objects. It is one of the largest mines in the Pitkäranta area, which was abando...