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Comparison between availability of heavy metals in dry and wetland tailing of an abandoned copper tailing pond

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Wetland sediments are generally considered as a sink for metals and, in the anoxic zone, may contain very high concentrations of heavy metals in reduced state. A comprehensive study was carried out to compare the differences of total, environmentally available (Env-Av), HOAC, EDTA and DTPA available heavy metal fraction in tailing of the marshy area of a copper tailing pond and the dry tailing. The average concentrations of all the seven metals in the wetland tailing were found higher than dry tailing. Regarding pH, organic carbon, availailable N, P and K also found higher in marshy wetland tailing compare to the dry tailing. This information is needed in order to understand wetland system and to assure that wetlands do not themselves eventually become sources of metal contamination to surrounding areas. But as levels of pollutants increases, the ability of a wetland system to incorporate waste can be impaired and the wetland can become a source of toxicity.

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Das, M., Maiti, S.K. Comparison between availability of heavy metals in dry and wetland tailing of an abandoned copper tailing pond. Environ Monit Assess 137, 343–350 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9769-0

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