| Szczerski C, Naguit C, Markham J, Goh, TB, and Renault S. 2013. Short- and Long-Term Effects of Modified Humic Substances on Soil Evolution and Plant Growth in Gold Mine Tailings. Water Air Soil Pollut. 224: 1471-1485. | Canada | Manitoba | Nopiming Provincial Park | Central Manitoba | 50.5416 | -95.206 | Gold | Underground mine | abandonment | NA | BACI | The objectives of this study were to assess the short-term (1–2 years) and long-term (6– 7 years) effects of modified humic substances on tailings physicochemical properties, and to study the growth and elemental content of plant species seeded in tailings amended with modified humic substances in the short term, and to determine if the amendment of tailings with modified humic substances will facilitate the invasion of other plant species years after the initial seeding | BACI (reference/control/before/after) | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Revegetation plots on tailings | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Sulfide mine tailings | yes | Sulfide mine tailings release acidity and metals into the environment | Revegetation can be employed to mitigate the spread of tailings in the environment | Plant biomass; % cover | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Figure 2; Table 5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Short-+and+Long-Term+Effects+of+Modified+Humic+Substances+on+Soil+Evolution+and+Plant+Growth+in+Gold&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Tarras-Waklberg H, Cronje F, Reyneke S, and Sweet S. 2017. Meeting local community needs: The cases of iron ore mining in Sweden and South Africa. The Extractive Industries and Society. 4: 652-660. | Sweden | Norrbotten | Kiruna | Kiruna | 67.173325 | 20.654169 | Iron | Underground mine | operation | Case studies of two mines in sweden and south africa | CI | Study compares contrasting models of how community concerns are addressed in two mining districts | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | The population of Svappavaara | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Other | State owned vs industrial owned mining operations | no | NA | NA | local community needs and perspective on mines in their region | Community | Qualitative | Section 4.1 | Trends identified during the transcript analysis | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Meeting+local+community+needs:+The+cases+of+iron+ore+mining+in+Sweden+and+South+Africa&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingOther |
| Teschke K, Morgan MS, Checkoway H, Franklin G, Spinelli JJ, van Belle G, and Weiss NS. 1997. Surveillance of nasal and bladder cancer to locate sources of exposure to occupational carcinogens. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 54: 443-451. | Canada | British Columbia | Regional | Regional | 54.46544953 | -124.3148057 | Not stated | Unclear | operation | Occupational study includes mining | CI | To locate sources of occupational exposure to nasal and bladder carcinogens for surveillance follow up in British Columbia, Canada. | Reference site/population | Social Science | ex situ | Occupational groups | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Exposure to occupational carcinogens | no | NA | NA | Nasal and bladder cancer rates | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Surveillance+of+nasal+and+bladder+cancer+to+locate+sources+of+exposure+to+occupational+carcinogens&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Tester FJ, Lambert DEJ, and Lim TW. 2013. Wistful thinking: making Inuit labour and the Nanisivik mine near Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), northern Baffin Island. Etudes/Inuit/Studies. 37 (2): 15-36. | Canada | Nunavut | Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) | Nanisivik | 73.0223316 | -84.4964497 | Lead; Zinc | Unclear | construction; operation | Examine planning stage of an operational mine | BA | Examine the planning stage (1970-1976) interrogates discourse about Inuit in relation to employment issues following their movement from land-based camps and a trapping economy to settlement living and attempts to assimilate them to the logic of industrial capitalism. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit as potential employees of the Nanisivik mine | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Jobs (new employments) | Government policy in the Arctic stressed the importance of Inuit participation in a regional economy | no | NA | NA | Inuit participation in mine | Community | Qualitative | All | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Wistful+thinking:+making+Inuit+labour+and+the+Nanisivik+mine+near+Ikpiarjuk+(Arctic+Bay),+northern+B&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicJobs |
| Tester FJ, Lambert DEJ, and Lim TW. 2013. Wistful thinking: making Inuit labour and the Nanisivik mine near Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), northern Baffin Island. Etudes/Inuit/Studies. 37 (2): 15-36. | Canada | Nunavut | Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) | Nanisivik | 73.0223316 | -84.4964497 | Lead; Zinc | Unclear | construction; operation | Examine planning stage of an operational mine | BA | Examine the planning stage (1970-1976) interrogates discourse about Inuit in relation to employment issues following their movement from land-based camps and a trapping economy to settlement living and attempts to assimilate them to the logic of industrial capitalism. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit as potential employees of the Nanisivik mine | Social | 5-Societies | 5D-Culture/history | 5D-Heritage | Government policy in the Arctic stressed the importance of Inuit participation in a regional economy | no | NA | NA | Strategies are outlined for maintaining Inuit cultural heritage or supporting Inuit hunting culture | Community | Qualitative | All | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Wistful+thinking:+making+Inuit+labour+and+the+Nanisivik+mine+near+Ikpiarjuk+(Arctic+Bay),+northern+B&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesCulturehistoryHeritage |
| Thienpont JR, Korosi JB, Hargan KE, Williams T, Eickmeyer DC, Kimpe LE, Palmer MJ, Smol JP, and Blais JM. 2016. Multi-trophic level response to extreme metal contamination from gold mining in a subarctic lake. Proc. R. Soc. B. 283: 20161125 | Canada | Northwest Territories | Pocket Lake | Giant | 62.4981407 | -114.3602867 | Gold | Open pit | postclosure | NA | Correlative | Examined the long-term ecological effects of roaster emissions on Pocket Lake, a small lake at the edge of the Giant Mine lease boundary, using a spectrum of palaeoenvironmental approaches | Same site/pop- Before | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Dated lake sediment core to characterize both the legacy of metal(loid) and PAH contamination from gold mining | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Concentrations of metal(loid)s associated with roaster emissions and historic gold mining. | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Multi-trophic+level+response+to+extreme+metal+contamination+from+gold+mining+in+a+subarctic+lake&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Thienpont JR, Korosi JB, Hargan KE, Williams T, Eickmeyer DC, Kimpe LE, Palmer MJ, Smol JP, and Blais JM. 2016. Multi-trophic level response to extreme metal contamination from gold mining in a subarctic lake. Proc. R. Soc. B. 283: 20161125 | Canada | Northwest Territories | Pocket Lake | Giant | 62.4981407 | -114.3602867 | Gold | Open pit | postclosure | NA | Correlative | Examined the long-term ecological effects of roaster emissions on Pocket Lake, a small lake at the edge of the Giant Mine lease boundary, using a spectrum of palaeoenvironmental approaches | Same site/pop- Before | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Three different groups of aquatic biota (diatoms (algae), Cladocera (zooplankton), Chironomidae and Chaoboridae (macroinvertebrates)) at different trophic levels | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species distribution | Concentrations of metal(loid)s associated with roaster emissions and historic gold mining. | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Multi-trophic+level+response+to+extreme+metal+contamination+from+gold+mining+in+a+subarctic+lake&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesdistribution |
| Thompson BE and Hara TJ. 1977. Chemosensory bioassay of toxicity of lake waters contaminated with heavy metals from mining effluents. Proc. 12th Canadian Symp. 1977: 179-189 | Canada | Manitoba | Ross Lake | Flin Flon | 54.7793991 | -101.9016437 | Copper; Zinc | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | The toxicity of natural lake waters contaminated with heavy metals from mining effluents was studied by perfusing water samples through the olfactory organs of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) while recording the olfactory bulbar electrical responses to the standard stimulant. | Reference site/population | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Olfactory organs of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Toxicity of natural lake waters contaminated with heavy metals from mining effluents | no | NA | NA | Electrical responses recorded from t h e olfactory bulb; Magnitude of response | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Figure 1-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Chemosensory+bioassay+of+toxicity+of+lake+waters+contaminated+with+heavy+metals+from+mining+effluent&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Tiainen H. 2016. Contemplating Governance for Social Sustainability in Mining in Greenland. Resources Policy. 282-289 | Greenland | Regional | Regional | Regional | 65.88634856 | -45.45584199 | Zinc; Iron | Unclear | "Vast natural resources including zinc, iron ore, uranium and rare earth elements" | Correlative | Policy analyses the social sustainability approach of national mining policy and the rapidly evolving governance for mining in Greenland | No control | Social Science | ex situ | Social sustainability through increased economic growth, employment and skills development. | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Jobs (new employments) | Mining is expected to contribute to the welfare of society in Greenland. | no | NA | NA | Key policy document describing the expectations for mining in Greenland | Other | Qualitative | Section 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Contemplating+Governance+for+Social+Sustainability+in+Mining+in+Greenland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicJobs | |
| Timofeev KL, Lebed AB, and Malyutin AJ. 2017. Deep treatment of copper plant waste water streams with water recycling. Solid State Phenomena. 265: 937-944. | Russia | Middle Urals | Regional | Regional | 60.62069876 | 59.17625424 | Not stated | Unclear | operation | "purification residual waters of metallurgical enterprise of the Middle Ural" | CI | Presents the results of pilot testing of ultrafiltration, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis and ion exchange technologies for purification residual waters of metallurgical enterprise of the Middle Ural. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Residual waters from mining-metallurigical industry | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Residual waters contaminated by a substantial amount of ions of heavy metals, sulphates and other impurities | yes | Ultrafiltration, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis and ion exchange technologies for purification residual waters of metallurgical enterprise of the Middle Ural | Residual waters contaminated by a substantial amount of ions of heavy metals, sulphates and other impurities | Water quality | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Deep+treatment+of+copper+plant+waste+water+streams+with+water+recycling&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Tkatcheva V, Holopainen IJ, and Hyvärinen H. 2000. Heavy metals in perch (Perca fluviatilis) from the Kostomuksha region (North-western Karelia, Russia). Boreal Env. Res. 5: 209–220 | Russia | Karelia | Kenti-Kento Lake-River system | Komsomolsk | 64.675889 | 30.6971453 | Iron | Open pit | operation | Not stated explicitly | CI | Samples of perch (Perca fluviatilis) were obtained from three metal-contaminated lakes with different pollutant concentrations downstream from Lake Kostomuksha. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Tissue samples of perch (Perca fluviatilis) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Different pollutant concentrations downstream from Lake Kostomuksha which is the input from Kostomuksha mining plant | no | NA | NA | Heavy metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Heavy+metals+in+perch+(Perca+fluviatilis)+from+the+Kostomuksha+region+(North-western+Karelia,+Russia&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Tkatcheva V, Holopainen IJ, and Hyvärinen H. 2002. Effects of mining waste waters on fish in lakes of NW Russia, Internationale Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie: Verhandlungen. 28(1): 484-487 | Russia | Karelia | Kostomuksha | Komsomolsk | 64.675889 | 30.6971453 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Study was to provide a general description of the chemistry and biology of two lakes below the mining plant, in comparison to a clean reference lake in the same catchment area. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Three lakes (Poppalijiirvi, Kento and Upper Kuito) | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | The main environmental effects of the production operations are air pollution and wastewater emissions. | no | NA | NA | Water quality | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+mining+waste+waters+on+fish+in+lakes+of+NW+Russia&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Tkatcheva V, Holopainen IJ, and Hyvärinen H. 2002. Effects of mining waste waters on fish in lakes of NW Russia, Internationale Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie: Verhandlungen. 28(1): 484-487 | Russia | Karelia | Kostomuksha | Komsomolsk | 64.675889 | 30.6971453 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Study was to provide a general description of the chemistry and biology of two lakes below the mining plant, in comparison to a clean reference lake in the same catchment area. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Monitor the abundance and structure of the fish fauna | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species distribution | The main environmental effects of the production operations are air pollution and wastewater emissions. | no | NA | NA | Biomass; heavy metals; | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Figure 2; Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+mining+waste+waters+on+fish+in+lakes+of+NW+Russia&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesdistribution |
| Tkatcheva V, Holopainen IJ, Hyvarinen H, and Kukkonen JVK. 2007. The responses of rainbow trout gills to high lithium and potassium concentrations in water. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 68: 419-425. | Russia | Karelia | Kostomuksha | Komsomolsk | 64.675889 | 30.6971453 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Discern the effects of increased waterborne lithium and potassium on rainbow trout gill histology, lipid composition, and enzyme activity; elucidate the effects of these ions in the laboratory in concentrations similar to those prevailing in a forest lake Poppalijarvi in a contaminated mining area in NW Russia | Control | Lab Experiment | in situ | Young rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Exposure to ambient lithium and potassium concentrations and water pH of L. Poppalijarvi a mine-impacted lake | no | NA | NA | Lipid concentration; ATPase | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Table 3, 5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+responses+of+rainbow+trout+gills+to+high+lithium+and+potassium+concentrations+in+water&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Tkatcheva V, Hyvarinen H, Kukkonen J, Ryzhkov LP, and Holopainen IJ. 2004. Toxic effects of mining effluents on fish gills in a subarctic lake system in NW Russia. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 57: 278-289. | Russia | Karelia | Kostomuksha | Komsomolsk | 64.675889 | 30.6971453 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | Correlative | Studied the toxic effects of mining effluents on the gills of perch and roach in successive lakes downstream from the Kostomuksha mining plant. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Gills of perch and roach | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Effluent water of the Kostomuksha Mining Plant is contaminated with sulfates, nitrates, lithium, potassium, and heavy metals | no | NA | NA | Numbers of mucus cells (MC) and rodlet cells (RC); sizes of chloride cells | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Figure 3-5; Table 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Toxic+effects+of+mining+effluents+on+fish+gills+in+a+subarctic+lake+system+in+NW+Russia&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Torma H, Kujala S, and Kinnunen J. 2015. The Employment and Population Impacts of the Boom and Bust of Talvivaara Mine in the Context of Severe Environmental Accidents--A CGE Evaluation. Resource Policy. 46: 127-138. | Finland | Kajaani | Regional | Talvivaara | 63.9674139 | 27.9947027 | Nickel; Zinc; Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | Correlative | Aim is to present an evaluation of the impact of events surrounding the mine operations (bankruptcy, environmental ccident, etc) had on the employment and population of Kainuu region | Same site/pop- Before | Modelling | ex situ | Employment and population of Kainuu region | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Jobs (new employments) | Two accidents occurred in 2012, which had severe environmental consequences. There was a failed attempt at corporate restructuring. The production company of Talvivaara is now in bankruptcy, and the national government is financing the mine | no | NA | NA | Employment; employment effects of the Talvivaara mine activities; forecasted total population effects | Employment/Economy | Quantitative | Table 2; Figure 3+5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+Employment+and+Population+Impacts+of+the+Boom+and+Bust+of+Talvivaara+Mine+in+the+Context+of+Seve&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicJobs |
| Tornqvist S, Knave B, Ahlbom A, and Persson T. 1991. Incidence of leukaemia and brain tumours in some "electrical occupations". British Journal of Industrial Medicine. 48: 597-603. | Sweden | NS | NS | Regional | 63.84547635 | 16.70831521 | Iron | Unclear | operation | NA | CI | A 19 year follow up study conducted to explore association between occupations exposed to electromagnetic fields and the occurnece of leukaemia and brain tumours | Background values | Social Science | in situ | Swedish working man aged 20-64 and working in an electrically related occupation | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Exposure to magnetic and electrical fields | no | NA | NA | Leukaemia and brain tumour rates by occupation | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Table 1 & 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Incidence+of+leukaemia+and+brain+tumours+in+some+"electrical+occupations"&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Tuovinen N, Weckstrom K, and Salonen V-P. 2012. Impact of mine drainage on diatom communities of Orijarvi and Maarjarvi, lakes in SW Finland. Boreal Environment Research. 17: 437-446. | Finland | SW Finland | Orijärvi and Määrjärv | Orijärvi | 60.2292496 | 23.5376113 | Copper; Lead; Zinc | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Assess the spatial extent of the AMD-derived metal impact on the diatom communities of Orijärvi and Määrjärvi by using the top/bottom paleolimnological approach. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Sediment core from Orijarvi and Maarjarvi Lakes | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Acid mine drainage derived metal contamination | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Impact+of+mine+drainage+on+diatom+communities+of+Orijarvi+and+Maarjarvi,+lakes+in+SW+Finland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Tuovinen N, Weckstrom K, and Salonen V-P. 2012. Impact of mine drainage on diatom communities of Orijarvi and Maarjarvi, lakes in SW Finland. Boreal Environment Research. 17: 437-446. | Finland | SW Finland | Orijärvi and Määrjärv | Orijärvi | 60.2292496 | 23.5376113 | Copper; Lead; Zinc | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Assess the spatial extent of the AMD-derived metal impact on the diatom communities of Orijärvi and Määrjärvi by using the top/bottom paleolimnological approach. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Diatom communities | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Acid mine drainage derived metal contamination | no | NA | NA | Abundance %; Species diversity | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 4-5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Impact+of+mine+drainage+on+diatom+communities+of+Orijarvi+and+Maarjarvi,+lakes+in+SW+Finland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Ukonmaanaho L, Nieminen TM, Rausch N, and Shotyk W. 2004. Heavy Metal and Arsenic Profiles in Ombrogenous Peat Cores from Four Differently Loaded Areas in Finland. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 158: 277–294 | Finland | North Karelia | Outokumpu | Outokumpu | 62.7209585 | 29.0048597 | Copper; Nickel | Unclear | abandonment | NA | CI | The concentrations and vertical distribution of Cu, Ni, Zn, Pb and As were studied in four different ombrotrophic peat bogs with varying heavy metal loads at Hietajarvi, Outokumpu, Harjavalta and Alkkia in Finland | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Four Sphagnum-dominated, undrained, ombrotrophic peat bogs at Hietajarvi, Outokumpu, Alkkia and Harjavalta | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Habitat | Prevailing wind direction in southern Finland is SW, the effect of particulate emissions from the mining area | no | NA | NA | Average total concentrations of As, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table II; Figure 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Heavy+Metal+and+Arsenic+Profiles+in+Ombrogenous+Peat+Cores+from+Four+Differently+Loaded+Areas+in+Fin&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraHabitat |
| Vaananen K, Kauppila T, Makinen J, Leppanen MT, Lyytikainen M, and Akkanen J. 2016. Ecological risk assessment of boreal sediments affected by metal mining: Metal geochemistry, seasonality, and comparison of several risk assessment methods. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 12(4): 759-771. | Finland | Mainarintie | Kirkkoselka, Junttiselka, Laakajarvi, and Sysmajarvi Lakes | Outokumpu; Pyhäsalmi; Talvivaara | 63.6610329 | 26.0381569 | Zinc; Copper; Nickel | Unclear | operation; abandonment | Studies three mines, two still operating one closed. | CI | Sampled 4 Finnish lakes and sediments affected by mining for metals and geochemical characteristics in autumn and late winter, to evaluate seasonal changes in metal behavior, the importance of seasonality in risk assessment, and the sensitivity and suitability of different risk assessment methods | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Lake sediments | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Mining industry is a common source of environmental metal emissions | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Ecological+risk+assessment+of+boreal+sediments+affected+by+metal+mining:+Metal+geochemistry,+seasona&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Vaananen K, Kauppila T, Makinen J, Leppanen MT, Lyytikainen M, and Akkanen J. 2016. Ecological risk assessment of boreal sediments affected by metal mining: Metal geochemistry, seasonality, and comparison of several risk assessment methods. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 12(4): 759-771. | Finland | Mainarintie | Kirkkoselka, Junttiselka, Laakajarvi, and Sysmajarvi Lakes | Outokumpu; Pyhäsalmi; Talvivaara | 63.6610329 | 26.0381569 | Zinc; Copper; Nickel | Unclear | operation; abandonment | Studies three mines, two still operating one closed. | CI | Sampled 4 Finnish lakes and sediments affected by mining for metals and geochemical characteristics in autumn and late winter, to evaluate seasonal changes in metal behavior, the importance of seasonality in risk assessment, and the sensitivity and suitability of different risk assessment methods | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Lake overlying water | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Mining industry is a common source of environmental metal emissions | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Ecological+risk+assessment+of+boreal+sediments+affected+by+metal+mining:+Metal+geochemistry,+seasona&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Vaananen K, Kauppila T, Makinen J, Leppanen MT, Lyytikainen M, and Akkanen J. 2016. Ecological risk assessment of boreal sediments affected by metal mining: Metal geochemistry, seasonality, and comparison of several risk assessment methods. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 12(4): 759-771. | Finland | Mainarintie | Kirkkoselka, Junttiselka, Laakajarvi, and Sysmajarvi Lakes | Outokumpu; Pyhäsalmi; Talvivaara | 63.6610329 | 26.0381569 | Zinc; Copper; Nickel | Unclear | operation; abandonment | Studies three mines, two still operating one closed. | CI | Sampled 4 Finnish lakes and sediments affected by mining for metals and geochemical characteristics in autumn and late winter, to evaluate seasonal changes in metal behavior, the importance of seasonality in risk assessment, and the sensitivity and suitability of different risk assessment methods | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Porewater | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Mining industry is a common source of environmental metal emissions | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Ecological+risk+assessment+of+boreal+sediments+affected+by+metal+mining:+Metal+geochemistry,+seasona&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Vakil AC. 1983. The impact of the iron ore industry on the native peoples of Sept- Iles and Schefferville, Quebec, 1983. 131-148 | Canada | Quebec | Schefferville; Sept Iles | Schefferville | 54.8145501 | -66.9253627 | Iron | Open pit | prospecting; operation; decommissioning_closure | NA | BA | Discusses political, social, economic and cultural factors which have prevented their effective and long-term employment in the mines. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | The Naskapi and Montagnais of Schefferville and the Montagnais of Sept-Iles | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Jobs (new employments) | Impact of the iron ore industry and chnages in policy through time | no | NA | NA | Participation in the labour force; Lay-offs | Employment/Economy | Qualitative | All | Describe impact of mining on native peoples through prospecting, operation and 'winding down' | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+impact+of+the+iron+ore+industry+on+the+native+peoples+of+Sept-+Iles+and+Schefferville,+Quebec,+1&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicJobs |
| Vakil AC. 1983. The impact of the iron ore industry on the native peoples of Sept- Iles and Schefferville, Quebec, 1983. 131-148 | Canada | Quebec | Schefferville; Sept Iles | Schefferville | 54.8145501 | -66.9253627 | Iron | Open pit | prospecting; operation; decommissioning_closure | NA | BA | Discusses political, social, economic and cultural factors which have prevented their effective and long-term employment in the mines. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | The Naskapi and Montagnais of Schefferville and the Montagnais of Sept-Iles | Social | 5-Societies | 5D-Culture/history | 5D-Cultural resources | Impact of the iron ore industry and chnages in policy through time | no | NA | NA | Land claims | Community | Qualitative | All | Describe impact of mining on native peoples through prospecting, operation and 'winding down' | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+impact+of+the+iron+ore+industry+on+the+native+peoples+of+Sept-+Iles+and+Schefferville,+Quebec,+1&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesCulturehistoryCulturalresources |
| Van Nieuwenhuyse EE, and LaPerriere JD. 1986. Effects of placer gold mining on primary production in subarctic streams of Alaska. Water Resources Bulletin. 22: 91–99. | USA | Alaska | Birch Creek | Birch Creek | 66.2596141 | -145.8213907 | Gold | Placer mine | operation | NA | CI | Estimate baseline water quality and community metabolism in interior Alaska streams during the open water season, and to quantify the effects of suspended sediment and turbidity generated by placer mining on light extinction, primary productivity, and some index of benthic algal standing crop | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Water samples from rivers impacted by placer mines | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Placer mining frequently has resulted in increased sediment loads, heavy metals concentrations, and siltation of the streambed | no | NA | NA | Water Quality; Light extinction | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+placer+gold+mining+on+primary+production+in+subarctic+streams+of+Alaska&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Vandeligt KK, Nkongolo KK, Mehes M, and Beckett P. 2011. Genetic analysis of Pinus banksiana and Pinus resinosa populations from stressed sites contaminated with metals in Northern Ontario (Canada). Chemistry and Ecology. 27(4): 369-380. | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Regional | 46.5830385 | -81.6395812 | Nickel; Copper; Iron | Unclear | operation; postclosure | NA | CI | Characterise the level of genetic diversity in Pinus banksiana and Pinus resinosa populations from metal contaminated areas of Sudbury (Ontario) region using microsatellite markers. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Soil samples | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Genetic effects on plants growing in contaminated areas | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Genetic+analysis+of+Pinus+banksiana+and+Pinus+resinosa+populations+from+stressed+sites+contaminated+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Vandeligt KK, Nkongolo KK, Mehes M, and Beckett P. 2011. Genetic analysis of Pinus banksiana and Pinus resinosa populations from stressed sites contaminated with metals in Northern Ontario (Canada). Chemistry and Ecology. 27(4): 369-380. | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Regional | 46.5830385 | -81.6395812 | Nickel; Copper; Iron | Unclear | operation; postclosure | NA | CI | Characterise the level of genetic diversity in Pinus banksiana and Pinus resinosa populations from metal contaminated areas of Sudbury (Ontario) region using microsatellite markers. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Needles were collected from P. banksiana and P. resinosa | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Genetic effects on plants growing in contaminated areas | no | NA | NA | Genetic diversity | Other | Quantitative | Table 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Genetic+analysis+of+Pinus+banksiana+and+Pinus+resinosa+populations+from+stressed+sites+contaminated+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Veinott G, Anderson MR, Sylvester PJ and Gani DO. 2001. Metal Concentrations in Bivalves Living in and Around Copper Mine Tailings Released After a Tailings Dam Breach. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 67: 282-287. | Canada | Newfoundland & Labrador | Little Bay Arm | Dimmel | 49.5967295 | -55.9324897 | Copper | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Determine if mussels and clams in the area closest to the dam breach were accumulating metals found in the tailings and compare to USFDA levels of concern for metal concentrations in shellfish. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Sedmient collected from Little Bay Arm | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Failure of tailing pond dam and accompanying release of large amounts of metal contaminated material | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Metal+Concentrations+in+Bivalves+Living+in+and+Around+Copper+Mine+Tailings+Released+After+a+Tailings&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Veinott G, Anderson MR, Sylvester PJ and Gani DO. 2001. Metal Concentrations in Bivalves Living in and Around Copper Mine Tailings Released After a Tailings Dam Breach. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 67: 282-287. | Canada | Newfoundland & Labrador | Little Bay Arm | Dimmel | 49.5967295 | -55.9324897 | Copper | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Determine if mussels and clams in the area closest to the dam breach were accumulating metals found in the tailings and compare to USFDA levels of concern for metal concentrations in shellfish. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Samples of the common blue mussel and soft shell clam. | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Failure of tailing pond dam and accompanying release of large amounts of metal contaminated material | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Metal+Concentrations+in+Bivalves+Living+in+and+Around+Copper+Mine+Tailings+Released+After+a+Tailings&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Veinott G, Sylvester P, Hamoutene D, Anderson MR, Meade J and Payne J. 2003. State of the marine environment at Little Bay Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 10 years after a "do nothing" response to a mine tailings spill. J. Environ. Monit. 5: 626-634 | Canada | Newfoundland & Labrador | Little Bay Arm | Dimmel | 49.5967295 | -55.9324897 | Copper | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Evaluate the state of the biotic and abiotic marine environment ten years after a ‘‘do nothing’’ response to this major mine tailings spill. Metal concentrations in the on-land tailings, beach material, marine sediment, and near shore biota were determined. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Marine sediment | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Mine tailings spill into marine environment | no | NA | NA | Major element composition | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=State+of+the+marine+environment+at+Little+Bay+Arm,+Newfoundland+and+Labrador,+Canada,+10+years+after&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Veinott G, Sylvester P, Hamoutene D, Anderson MR, Meade J and Payne J. 2003. State of the marine environment at Little Bay Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 10 years after a "do nothing" response to a mine tailings spill. J. Environ. Monit. 5: 626-634 | Canada | Newfoundland & Labrador | Little Bay Arm | Dimmel | 49.5967295 | -55.9324897 | Copper | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Evaluate the state of the biotic and abiotic marine environment ten years after a ‘‘do nothing’’ response to this major mine tailings spill. Metal concentrations in the on-land tailings, beach material, marine sediment, and near shore biota were determined. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Samples of mussels (Mytilus edulis) and soft shell clams (Mya arenaria) in the tidal zone around Little Bay Arm; Benthic communities | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Mine tailings spill into marine environment | no | NA | NA | Major element composition; Community abundance | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 6 + 7 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=State+of+the+marine+environment+at+Little+Bay+Arm,+Newfoundland+and+Labrador,+Canada,+10+years+after&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Veinott G, Sylvester P, Hamoutene D, Anderson MR, Meade J and Payne J. 2003. State of the marine environment at Little Bay Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 10 years after a "do nothing" response to a mine tailings spill. J. Environ. Monit. 5: 626-634 | Canada | Newfoundland & Labrador | Little Bay Arm | Dimmel | 49.5967295 | -55.9324897 | Copper | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Evaluate the state of the biotic and abiotic marine environment ten years after a ‘‘do nothing’’ response to this major mine tailings spill. Metal concentrations in the on-land tailings, beach material, marine sediment, and near shore biota were determined. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Samples of seaweed (Fucus anceps and Ascophyllum nodosum) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Mine tailings spill into marine environment | no | NA | NA | Major element composition | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=State+of+the+marine+environment+at+Little+Bay+Arm,+Newfoundland+and+Labrador,+Canada,+10+years+after&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Verma DK, Rajhans GS, Malik OP, and des Tombe K. Respirable Dust and Respirable Silica Exposure in Ontario Gold Mines. J Occu. Envir. Hygiene. 11(2): 111-116 | Canada | Ontario | Regional | Regional | 51.5287961 | -86.60802086 | Gold | Underground mine | operation | Ontario gold mines | CI | A comprehensive survey of respirable dust and respirable silica in Ontario gold mines | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Underground mine air samples | Environmental | 3-Air | 3B-Atmosphere | 3B-Air Quality | Underground mining operations | no | NA | NA | Respirable dust, respirable silica, and percent of silica in respirable dust | Occupational hazards/risks/exposure | Quantitative | Table II + III | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Respirable+Dust+and+Respirable+Silica+Exposure+in+Ontario+Gold+Mines&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _AirAtmosphereAirQuality |
| Verma DK, Ritchie AC, and Muir DCF. 2008. Dust content of lungs and its relationships to pathology, radiology and occupational exposure in Ontario hardrock miners. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 51: 524-531. | Canada | Ontario | Regional | Regional | 51.5287961 | -86.60802086 | Gold | Unclear | operation | NA | CI | Autopsied lungs from 29 hard rock miners were investigated to determine the relationship of the dust content to pathology, radiology, and occupational exposure. | Reference site/population | Social Science | ex situ | Autopsied lungs from 29 hard rock miners | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Relationship of the dust content to pathology, radiology, and occupational exposure | no | NA | NA | Dust Composition (%) in Lungs and Lymph Nodes | Occupational hazards/risks/exposure | Quantitative | Table IV-V | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Dust+content+of+lungs+and+its+relationships+to+pathology,+radiology+and+occupational+exposure+in+Ont&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Verma DK. 2013. Metals in the Lungs of Ontario Hardrock Miners. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 68(3): 180-183 | Canada | Ontario | NS | Regional | 51.5287961 | -86.60802086 | Gold | Underground mine | operation | NA | CI | Reports on concentration of nickel, cadmium, and lead in the lungs of Ontario hardrock miners | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Lungs tissue of deceased miners | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Years of underground exposure | no | NA | NA | Metal analysis for Ni, Cd, and Pb | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Metals+in+the+Lungs+of+Ontario+Hardrock+Miners&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Vermeer K. and Thompson JAJ. 1992. Arsenic and Copper Residues in Waterbirds and Their Food down Inlet from the Island Copper Mill. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48: 733-738. | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island | Island Copper | 50.5949464 | -127.4834817 | Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | Correlative | Waterbirds and tehir food chain were further investigated for arsenic and copper contamination | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Beach deposit and algae | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Tailings deposits | no | NA | NA | Arsenic and Copper residues | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+and+Copper+Residues+in+Waterbirds+and+Their+Food+down+Inlet+from+the+Island+Copper+Mill&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Vermeer K. and Thompson JAJ. 1992. Arsenic and Copper Residues in Waterbirds and Their Food down Inlet from the Island Copper Mill. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48: 733-738. | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island | Island Copper | 50.5949464 | -127.4834817 | Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | Correlative | Waterbirds and tehir food chain were further investigated for arsenic and copper contamination | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Blue mussels and shore crabs | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Tailings deposits | no | NA | NA | Arsenic and Copper residues | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+and+Copper+Residues+in+Waterbirds+and+Their+Food+down+Inlet+from+the+Island+Copper+Mill&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Vermeer K. and Thompson JAJ. 1992. Arsenic and Copper Residues in Waterbirds and Their Food down Inlet from the Island Copper Mill. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48: 733-738. | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island | Island Copper | 50.5949464 | -127.4834817 | Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | Correlative | Waterbirds and tehir food chain were further investigated for arsenic and copper contamination | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Waterbirds | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Tailings deposits | no | NA | NA | Arsenic and Copper residues | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+and+Copper+Residues+in+Waterbirds+and+Their+Food+down+Inlet+from+the+Island+Copper+Mill&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Viken A, Granas B, and Nyseth T. 2008. Kirkenes: An Industrial Site Reinvented as a Border Town. Acta Borealia. 25(1): 22-44. | Norway | Kola Peninsula | Regional | Kirkenes | 69.7202908 | 30.0257143 | Iron | Underground mine | postclosure | NA | BA | Analyses the transformation of Kirkenes, a small town on the Russian Norwegian border, from an industrial town to a border town | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | City of Kirkenes and residents | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Other | Industrial closure during the 1990s | no | NA | NA | Change in local idenity | Community | Qualitative | All | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Kirkenes:+An+Industrial+Site+Reinvented+as+a+Border+Town&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingOther |
| Villain L, Alakangas L, and Ohlander B. 2013. The effects of backfilling and sealing the waste rock on water quality at the Kimheden open-pit mine, northern Sweden. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 134: 99-110 | Sweden | Västerbotten | Kristineberg | Kimheden | 65.0644996 | 18.5627685 | Copper | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | BA | Reclamation involved the progressive back filling of waste rock into the two small open pits and, in 1996, the application of a till dry cover that included a sealing layer. The data from both the long-term water quality monitoring by the mining company and the repeated sampling of the surface water and groundwater in 2009 and 2010 were used to assess the success of the reclamation in mitigating the acid mine drainage production from the mine waste | Same site/pop- Before | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Water monitoring downstream of the mine | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Acid mine drainage | yes | Progressive back filling of waste rock into the two small open pits and, in 1996, the application of a till dry cover that included a sealing layer | Acid mine drainage | Total concentrations of Cu and Zn and pH | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2-4; Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+effects+of+backfilling+and+sealing+the+waste+rock+on+water+quality+at+the+Kimheden+open-pit+mine&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Villain L, Sundsrom N, Perttu N, Alakangas L, and Ohlander B. 2015. Evaluation of the effectiveness of backfilling and sealing at an open-pit mine using ground penetrating radar and geoelectrical surveys, Kimheden, northern Sweden. Environ. Earth Sci. 73: 4495-4509. | Sweden | Västerbotten | Kristineberg | Kimheden | 65.0702882 | 18.5723293 | Copper | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Purpose of the geophysical survey undertaken in 2010 was to identify deficiencies in the cover or other pathways for oxygen to reach the waste rock | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Mine drainage quality | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Oxygen to reaching the sulphidic waste despite backfilling and sealing | yes | Composite till dry cover on top | Reduce the influx of oxygen into the waste. | Electrical conductivity | Other | Quantitative | Figure 6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Evaluation+of+the+effectiveness+of+backfilling+and+sealing+at+an+open-pit+mine+using+ground+penetrat&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Vinokurov SF, Gurbanov AG, Bogatikov OA, Karamurzov BS, Gazeev VM, Lexin AB, Shevchenko, Dolov SM, and Dubarov ZI. 2016. Contents, seasonal variations, and forms of migration of major and minor elements in surface waters in the area of the Tyrnyauz Tungsten-Molybdenum Combine (TTMC) and adjacent areas (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russian Federation) and actions for recovery of the ecological environment. Doklady Earth Sciences. 467 (part 2): 346-349 | Russia | KabardinoBalkarian Republic | Tyrnyauz | Tyrnyauz | 43.394721 | 42.9127363 | Molybdenum | Surface mine | operation | NA | CI | Sampled the surface water in the area of the Tyrnyauz Tungsten–Molybdenum Combine and in the adjacent territories to determine major pollutants for water of the Baksan River | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surface waters of the Baksan River basin | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Tyrnyauz Tungsten–Molybdenum Combine | no | NA | NA | Concentration of major and minor elements | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Contents,+seasonal+variations,+and+forms+of+migration+of+major+and+minor+elements+in+surface+waters+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Vol'pert YL, Shadrine EG, and Savvinov GN. 2015. Resistance of land ecosystems of the north to mining industry influence. 15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference 2015. 5(1B): 757-763. | Russia | Yakutia | Mirny; Udachny | NS | 66.67654969 |<PHONE_NUMBER> | Not stated | Open pit | Landscape level study that discussing mining industry impacts | CI | Used two approaches, bioindicational and landscape/ geochemical approach to examine landscape lvels of fluctuating asymmetry of bilateral traits in abundance species of tress and small mammals. | Reference site/population | Modelling | ex situ | Territories affected by technogenic influence | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4C-Ecosystems | 4C-Quality | Technogenic influence on territories | no | NA | NA | Transformations on level of population and ecosytem | Species biomass/distribution | Qualitative | All | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Resistance+of+land+ecosystems+of+the+north+to+mining+industry+influence&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityEcosystemsQuality | |
| Volzhanina EA and Anderson DG. 2010. The ethno-demography of the taiga peoples in the vicinity of the Vitim-Olekma gold mines during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Sibirica. 9 (3): 66-90. | Russia | Irkutsk Oblast | Bodaibó | Vitim-Olekma | 57.85015205 |<PHONE_NUMBER> | Gold | Unclear | Generally discuss a mining region in Russia; seem to name one particular mine but unclear where it is or if it is the focal | Correlative | Presenting an ethno-demographic analysis of the Tungus and Iakut nomadic populations in the Bodaibo district of Irkutsk Okrug at the beginning of the twentieth century | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Ethno-demographic analysis of the Tungus and Iakut nomadic populations | Social | 5-Societies | 5D-Culture/history | 5D-Heritage | Changes in their economic practices and cultural traits resulting from the fact that they lived so closely among a settled, immigrant gold-mining population. | no | NA | NA | Distribution of the nomadic population; Ethnicity | Community | Qualitative | All | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+ethno-demography+of+the+taiga+peoples+in+the+vicinity+of+the+Vitim-Olekma+gold+mines+during+the+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesCulturehistoryHeritage | |
| Wagemann R. 1989. Comparison of heavy metals in two groups of ringed seals (Phoca hispida ) from the Canadian Arctic. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 46: 1558-1563. | Canada | Nunavut | Strathcona Sound | Nanisivik | 73.0151206 | -84.6166947 | Lead; Zinc | Unclear | operation | NA | CI | Heavy metals and Se and As were determined in liver, kidney, and muscle of ringed seals captured near a lead-zinc mine in the Strathcona Sound area, and in a reference group from Adrnirak-y Inlet in the Canadian Arctic. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Ringed seal (Phoca hispicia) in the Strathcona Sound area | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Contamination of invertebrates and sediments with heavy metals and As in Strathcona Sound, bioaccumulation | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Comparison+of+heavy+metals+in+two+groups+of+ringed+seals+(Phoca+hispida+)+from+the+Canadian+Arctic&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Wagener SM, and LaPerriere JD. 1985. Effects of placer mining on the invertebrate communities of interior Alaska streams. Freshwater Invertebrate Biology. 4(4): 208-214 | USA | Alaska | Steese Highway | Birch Creek; Chatanika River; Faith Creek; Ketchem Creek; Mammoth Creek | 65.094218 | -148.5113396 | Gold | Placer mine | operation | NA | CI | Investigate the effects of placer mining effluent on the invertebrate communities by comparing mined streams with unmined reference and one before and after stream | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Water quality | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Stripping of vegetation, soil and gravels not containing gold | no | NA | NA | Turbidity; settleable solids and suspended solids | Water quality | Quantitative | Table I | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+placer+mining+on+the+invertebrate+communities+of+interior+Alaska+streams&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Wagener SM, and LaPerriere JD. 1985. Effects of placer mining on the invertebrate communities of interior Alaska streams. Freshwater Invertebrate Biology. 4(4): 208-214 | USA | Alaska | Steese Highway | Birch Creek; Chatanika River; Faith Creek; Ketchem Creek; Mammoth Creek | 65.094218 | -148.5113396 | Gold | Placer mine | operation | NA | CI | Investigate the effects of placer mining effluent on the invertebrate communities by comparing mined streams with unmined reference and one before and after stream | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Benthos density and biomass | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Stripping of vegetation, soil and gravels not containing gold | no | NA | NA | Invertebrate densities and biomass | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table II | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+placer+mining+on+the+invertebrate+communities+of+interior+Alaska+streams&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Wagener SM, and LaPerriere JD. 1985. Effects of placer mining on the invertebrate communities of interior Alaska streams. Freshwater Invertebrate Biology. 4(4): 208-214 | USA | Alaska | Steese Highway | Ptarmigan Creek | 65.2562339 | -146.8740396 | Gold | Placer mine | operation | NA | CI | Investigate the effects of placer mining effluent on the invertebrate communities by comparing mined streams with unmined reference and one before and after stream | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Water quality | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Stripping of vegetation, soil and gravels not containing gold | no | NA | NA | Turbidity; settleable solids and suspended solids | Water quality | Quantitative | Table I | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+placer+mining+on+the+invertebrate+communities+of+interior+Alaska+streams&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Wagener SM, and LaPerriere JD. 1985. Effects of placer mining on the invertebrate communities of interior Alaska streams. Freshwater Invertebrate Biology. 4(4): 208-214 | USA | Alaska | Steese Highway | Ptarmigan Creek | 65.2562339 | -146.8740396 | Gold | Placer mine | operation | NA | CI | Investigate the effects of placer mining effluent on the invertebrate communities by comparing mined streams with unmined reference and one before and after stream | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Benthos density and biomass | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Stripping of vegetation, soil and gravels not containing gold | no | NA | NA | Invertebrate densities and biomass | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table II | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+placer+mining+on+the+invertebrate+communities+of+interior+Alaska+streams&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Walker SR, Parsons MB, Jamieson HE, and Lanzirotti A. 2009. Arsenic mineralogy of near-surface tailings and soils: Influences on Arsenic mobility and bioaccessibility in the Nova Scotia gold mining district. The Canadian Mineralogist. 47: 533-556. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Regional | Caribou; Goldenville; Montague; Oldham | 44.70258183 | -63.55356367 | Gold | Unclear | operation | NA | Correlative | Fourteen samples of near-surface tailings and one of soil from several former gold mines frequented by the public were characterized as As-bearing particles are important factors influencing the risk to human health associated with exposure to As-contaminated soils, sediments and mine wastes. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Near-surface tailings and one of soil from several former gold mines | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Mining of arsenopyrite-bearing gold ores in Nova Scotia in the late 1800s and early 1900s has left a legacy of weathered, As-rich tailings deposits in more than 60 gold districts across the province. | no | NA | NA | Mineralogy of As in weathered tailings | Soil Characteristics | Quantitative | Table 2-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+mineralogy+of+near-surface+tailings+and+soils:+Influences+on+Arsenic+mobility+and+bioaccessi&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Walker TR and Grant J. 2015. Metal(loid)s in sediment, lobster and mussel tissues near historical gold mine sites. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 101: 404-408. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Golboro | Isaac's Harbour | 45.1985978 | -61.6446547 | Gold | Unclear | abandonment | Historical mining operations, no evidence of closure mitigations | CI | Use sediments and species across different trophic levels to provide an ecosystem approach, providing a broader picture of met-al(loid) distributions in the marine environment impacted by historical gold mine tailings | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surface sediments | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Tailings containing high concentrations of metal(loid)s (mainly As and Hg) | no | NA | NA | Spatial variation metal(loid) concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Metal(loid)s+in+sediment,+lobster+and+mussel+tissues+near+historical+gold+mine+sites&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Walker TR and Grant J. 2015. Metal(loid)s in sediment, lobster and mussel tissues near historical gold mine sites. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 101: 404-408. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Golboro | Isaac's Harbour | 45.1985978 | -61.6446547 | Gold | Unclear | abandonment | Historical mining operations, no evidence of closure mitigations | CI | Use sediments and species across different trophic levels to provide an ecosystem approach, providing a broader picture of met-al(loid) distributions in the marine environment impacted by historical gold mine tailings | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Mussel and lobster tissues | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Tailings containing high concentrations of metal(loid)s (mainly As and Hg) | no | NA | NA | Spatial variation metal(loid) concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Metal(loid)s+in+sediment,+lobster+and+mussel+tissues+near+historical+gold+mine+sites&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Wallin J, Vuori K-M, Vaisanen A, Salmelin J, and Karjalainen AK. 2018. Lumbriculus variegatus (Annelida) biological responses and sediment sequential extractions indicate ecotoxicity of lake sediments contaminated by biomining. Science of the Total Environment. 645: 1253-1263. | Finland | Kainuu | Salminen, Kalliojärvi, Kolmisoppi and Jormasjärvi | Talvivaara | 63.9674139 | 27.9947027 | Nickel; Zinc; Copper | Open pit | operation | Formerly Talvivaara Mine | CI | Assessed potential ecotoxicity of lake sediments affected by biomining effluents in northeastern Finland.Growth, reproduction and behavior of the sediment-dwelling oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus (Müller 1774) were used as ecotoxicity endpoints. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Lake sediments | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | AMD sediment ecotoxicity assessment | no | NA | NA | Mean sediment elemental concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Lumbriculus+variegatus+(Annelida)+biological+responses+and+sediment+sequential+extractions+indicate+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Wallin J, Vuori K-M, Vaisanen A, Salmelin J, and Karjalainen AK. 2018. Lumbriculus variegatus (Annelida) biological responses and sediment sequential extractions indicate ecotoxicity of lake sediments contaminated by biomining. Science of the Total Environment. 645: 1253-1263. | Finland | Kainuu | Salminen, Kalliojärvi, Kolmisoppi and Jormasjärvi | Talvivaara | 63.9674139 | 27.9947027 | Nickel; Zinc; Copper | Open pit | operation | Formerly Talvivaara Mine | CI | Assessed potential ecotoxicity of lake sediments affected by biomining effluents in northeastern Finland.Growth, reproduction and behavior of the sediment-dwelling oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus (Müller 1774) were used as ecotoxicity endpoints. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Test organisms were laboratory reared Lumbriculus variegatus | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | AMD sediment ecotoxicity assessment | no | NA | NA | Elemental concentrations; Survival; Behavioral responses | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Table 2; Figure 3-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Lumbriculus+variegatus+(Annelida)+biological+responses+and+sediment+sequential+extractions+indicate+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Wang S and Mulligan CN. 2009. Rhamnolipid biosurfactant-enhanced soil flushing for the removal of arsenic and heavy metals from mine tailings. Process Biochemistry. 44: 296-301. | Canada | New Brunswick | Bathurst | Bathurst | 47.6650746 | -65.7127457 | Lead; Zinc | Surface mine | operation | NA | CI | Column experiments were conducted in this study to evaluate the feasibility of using a rhamnolipid biosurfactant to enhance the removal of arsenic and heavy metals from an oxidized mine tailings sample collected from Bathurst, Canada. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Mine effluents | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Mine tailings | yes | Rhamnolipid biosurfactant | Removal of arsenic and heavy metals from an oxidized mine tailings | Arsenic, copper, lead, zinc and iron concentration | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 4 and 5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Rhamnolipid+biosurfactant-enhanced+soil+flushing+for+the+removal+of+arsenic+and+heavy+metals+from+mi&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Wang S, and Mulligan CN. 2013. Effects of three low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) and pH on the mobilization of arsenic and heavy metals (Cu, Pb, and Zn) from mine tailings. Environ Geochem Health. 35: 111-118 | Canada | New Brunswick | Bathurst | NS | 47.61826099 | -65.65600202 | Lead | Unclear | No information on the mine provided | CI | The mobilization of arsenic (As) and heavy metals from an oxidized Pb–Zn mine tailings sample in the presence of three low-molecular- weight organic acids, aspartic acid, cysteine, and succinic acid | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Mine tailings | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Mine tailings contamination of groundwater | yes | The organic acids might be used potentially in the natural attenuation and remediation of As and heavy metal– contaminated sites. | mobilization of arsenic and heavy metals | Arsenic and heavy metal mobilisation | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Table 1-4; Figures 1-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+three+low-molecular-weight+organic+acids+(LMWOAs)+and+pH+on+the+mobilization+of+arsenic+a&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality | |
| Wang S, and Mulligan CN. 2014. Comparing the Effects of a Biosurfactant and a Humic Acid on Arsenic Mobilization from Mine Tailings. J. Environ. Eng. 140 (7): 04014021 | Canada | Quebec | Val-d'Or | Val-d'Or | 48.0817446 | -77.6166317 | Copper; Zinc | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of a rhamnolipid biosurfactant (JBR425) and a humic acid (Fluka HA) on arsenic mobilization from a Cu-Zn mine tailings sample collected from Val d’Or, QC, Canada | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Groundwater leaching from mine tailings | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Arsenic mobilization from mine tailings | yes | Using rhamnolipid biosurfactant and humic acid (HA) to mobilize arsenic and heavy metals (i.e.,Cu, Pb and Zn) from an oxidized Pb–Zn mine tailings | Controlled arsenic and heavy metal mobilization from mine tailings | Arsenic and metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 5-6 + 8 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Comparing+the+Effects+of+a+Biosurfactant+and+a+Humic+Acid+on+Arsenic+Mobilization+from+Mine+Tailings&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Wang S. and Mulligan CN. 2009. Enhanced mobilization of arsenic and heavy metals from mine tailings by humic acid. Chemosphere. 74: 274-279. | Canada | New Brunswick | Bathurst | Bathurst | 47.6650746 | -65.7127457 | Lead; Zinc | Unclear | Little information on the mine provided | CI | Examine the effect of the humic acid on the mobilization of arsenic and heavy metals from mine tailings by simulating in situ conditions in the environment and to evaluate the feasibility of using NOM for the remediation of arsenic and heavy metal contaminated mine tailings or soils. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Groundwater leaching from mine tailings | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Arsenic and heavy metal mobilization from mine tailings | yes | Using humic acid (HA) to mobilize arsenic and heavy metals (i.e.,Cu, Pb and Zn) from an oxidized Pb–Zn mine tailings | Controlled arsenic and heavy metal mobilization from mine tailings | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Enhanced+mobilization+of+arsenic+and+heavy+metals+from+mine+tailings+by+humic+acid&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality | |
| Wanty RB, Wang B, Vohden J, Briggs PH, and Meier AL. 2000. Regional baseline Geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the fortymile river, Eastern Alaska. Eds. Kelley KD and Gough LP. Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1998. 1615: 101-110 | USA | Alaska | Fortymile River | Fortymile River | 64.2426303 | -141.7544097 | Gold | Placer mine | operation | NA | CI | A systematic water-quality study of the Fortymile River and many of its major tributaries in eastern Alaska was conducted in June of 1997 and 1998 | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surface-water samples were collected for chemical analyses | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Suction-dredge placer gold mining and bulldozer- operated placer gold mining | no | NA | NA | Turbidity; Chemical analyses | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 1 & 2; Article on page 101 of document | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Regional+baseline+Geochemistry+and+environmental+effects+of+gold+placer+mining+operations+on+the+for&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Warman PR. 1988. The Gays River Mine Tailing Revegetation Study. Landscape and Urban Planning. 16: 283-288 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Gays River | Gays River | 45.0320218 | -63.3434667 | Lead; Zinc | Open pit | remediation | NA | CI | Evaluate methods to stabilize the tailings pond via establishment and maintenance of native or cultivated plant species. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Native or cultivated plant species | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Tailings pond | yes | Revegetate the tailings site | Tailings pond | Metal concentractions in plant tissue | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 3-8 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+Gays+River+Mine+Tailing+Revegetation+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Watmough SA, and Hutchinson TC. 1997. Metal resistance in red maple (Acer rubrum) callus cultures from mine and smelter sites in Canada. Can. J. For. Res. 27: 693-700. | Canada | Ontario | Cobalt | Cobalt and Silver Center region | 47.3902916 | -79.6839877 | Silver | Unclear | abandonment | Compare two smelting region with mining only and reference. Included here is the mining only site | CI | Response of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) to elevated heavy metal concentrations in surface soil, arising from either atmospheric deposition or mining activities, was investigated using callus tissue studies. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surface soils | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Extensive silver mining activity and smelter areas | no | NA | NA | Element concentrations in surface soil | Soil Characteristics | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Metal+resistance+in+red+maple+(Acer+rubrum)+callus+cultures+from+mine+and+smelter+sites+in+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Watmough SA, and Hutchinson TC. 1997. Metal resistance in red maple (Acer rubrum) callus cultures from mine and smelter sites in Canada. Can. J. For. Res. 27: 693-700. | Canada | Ontario | Cobalt | Cobalt and Silver Center region | 47.3902916 | -79.6839877 | Silver | Unclear | abandonment | Compare two smelting region with mining only and reference. Included here is the mining only site | CI | Response of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) to elevated heavy metal concentrations in surface soil, arising from either atmospheric deposition or mining activities, was investigated using callus tissue studies. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Red maple (Acer rubrum L.) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Extensive silver mining activity and smelter areas | no | NA | NA | Tolerance index | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Figure 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Metal+resistance+in+red+maple+(Acer+rubrum)+callus+cultures+from+mine+and+smelter+sites+in+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Weber LP, Dube MG, Rickwood CJ, Driedger K, Portt C, Brereton C and Janz DM. 2008. Effects of multiple effluents on resident fish from Junction Creek, Sudbury, Ontario. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 70: 433-445 | Canada | Ontario | Junction Creek | Regional | 46.4694147 | -81.0283317 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | postclosure | Junction Creek receives effluent from multiple mines in the sudbury region (Copper Cliff, Garson, Nolin ect.) | CI | Examined organismal and sub-organismal end-points in prespawning fathead minnow (FHM; Pimephales promelas) and creek chub (CC; Semotilus atromaculatus) collected in May 2004 from Junction Creek and reference fish. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) and creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Metal body burdens of Cd, Cu, Rb, Se, and Sr from contaminated stream | no | NA | NA | Metal body burdens; Morphometric end-points | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+multiple+effluents+on+resident+fish+from+Junction+Creek,+Sudbury,+Ontario&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Weiner J, Barlow L, and Sjogren B. 2007. Ischemic heart disease mortality among miners and other potentially silica-exposed workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 50: 403-408. | Sweden | Regional | Regional | Regional | 63.84547635 | 16.70831521 | Not stated | Unclear | operation | Occupational study include mining | CI | Study the occurrence of ischemic heart disease mortality among silica-exposed workers. | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Male miners, well borers, dressing plant workers, and other mine and stone workers | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Silica-dust exposure | no | NA | NA | Ischemic heart disease deaths | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Table I | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Ischemic+heart+disease+mortality+among+miners+and+other+potentially+silica-exposed+workers&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Westerholm P. 1980. Silicosis. Observations on a case register. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 6 (Supp 2). 1-86. | Sweden | Regional | Regional | Regional | 63.84547635 | 16.70831521 | Not stated | Unclear | operation | Mining, steel, iron and ceramic industries | CI | Purpose of this monograph is to describe and analyze observations made on a national pneumoconiosis register. Detecting any main changes in silicosis morbidity over a long period and to explore the possibility that such changes may be monitored with the aid of a central case register. | Reference site/population | Social Science | ex situ | The Pneumoconiosis Register including occupational exposures in mining, steel, iron and ceramic industries | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Exposure to free silica dust | no | NA | NA | Distribution of silicosis cases; | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Section I: Table 2-5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Silicosis:+Observations+on+a+case+register&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Westworth D, Brunsnyk L, Roberts J, and Veldhuzien H. 1989. Winter habitat use by moose in the vicinity of an open pot copper mine in North-Central British Columbia. ALCES. 25: 156-166. | Canada | British Columbia | Smithers | Bell Copper | 55.0016391 | -126.2341227 | Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | Correlative | Study patterns of winter habitat use by moose around an operating open pit mine, decribe use of habitats and document noise levels associated with mining activities. | No control | Field | in situ | Patterns of winter habitat use by moose (Alces alces andersoni) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Habitat | Proximity to an active copper mine, noise environment | no | NA | NA | Moose pellet group densities; Habitat densities | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 1-5; Figure 3-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Winter+habitat+use+by+moose+in+the+vicinity+of+an+open+pot+copper+mine+in+North-Central+British+Colu&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaHabitat |
| Whiting ER, Mathieu S, and Parker DW. 1994. Effects of drainage from a molybdenum mine and mill on stream macroinvertebrate communities. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 9(4): 299-311 | Canada | British Columbia | Endako | NS | 54.02 | -125.06 | Molybdenum | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Study assesses the effects of drainage from a Mo mine and mill on stream macroinvertebrate communities and a nearby unimpacted stream. Five types of sites representing different exposures | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Macroinvertebrate communities | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Open pit drainage and tailings ponds | no | NA | NA | Taxonomic richness; Abundance | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+drainage+from+a+molybdenum+mine+and+mill+on+stream+macroinvertebrate+communities&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Wilkinson F. 2008. Submerged macrophytes establishment and growth on flooded nickel tailings. Laurentian University MSc Biology Thesis. | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Falconbridge | 46.5765757 | -80.7956887 | Nickel | Open pit | postclosure | NA | CI | A growth compaison study and productivity surveys were conducted to determine the effectiveness of using aquatic vegetation as flooded tailings mitigation | Control | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Potamogeton richardsonii was grown on Falconbridge nickel tailings | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Nickel tailings decommissing and flooding | yes | Establishing aquatic macrophytes | Control tailings resuspension, remove metals and develop organic layer | Growth; Nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Chapter 3 and 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Submerged+macrophytes+establishment+and+growth+on+flooded+nickel+tailings&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Wilson B, Land B, and Pyatt FB. 2005. The dispersion of heavy metals in the vicinity of Britannia Mine, British Columbia, Canada. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 60: 269-276. | Canada | British Columbia | Howe Sound | Britannia Beach | 49.6232695 | -123.2038727 | Copper | Unclear | abandonment | NA | Correlative | Determine whether there is sufficient Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn, in the terrestrial environment surrounding the mine to suggest that dispersion and subsequent bioaccumulation has occurred in the past and continues. Samples of spoil, vegetation, and water were collected in January 2003 from areas at sea level and up to an altitude of 790 m | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Foliage from small spruce trees (Picea sitchensis) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Dispersion, accumulation, and partitioning of copper and associated metals into the surrounding biosphere | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 3-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+dispersion+of+heavy+metals+in+the+vicinity+of+Britannia+Mine,+British+Columbia,+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Wilson B, Land B, and Pyatt FB. 2005. The dispersion of heavy metals in the vicinity of Britannia Mine, British Columbia, Canada. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 60: 269-276. | Canada | British Columbia | Howe Sound | Britannia Beach | 49.6232695 | -123.2038727 | Copper | Unclear | abandonment | NA | Correlative | Determine whether there is sufficient Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn, in the terrestrial environment surrounding the mine to suggest that dispersion and subsequent bioaccumulation has occurred in the past and continues. Samples of spoil, vegetation, and water were collected in January 2003 from areas at sea level and up to an altitude of 790 m | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Water samples were collected from Britannia Creek above and below the confluences | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Dispersion, accumulation, and partitioning of copper and associated metals into the surrounding biosphere | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+dispersion+of+heavy+metals+in+the+vicinity+of+Britannia+Mine,+British+Columbia,+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Wilson FH and Hawkins DB. 1978. Arsenic in streams, stream sediments, and ground water, Fairbanks area, Alaska. Environmental Geology. 2(4): 195-202. | USA | Alaska | Fairbanks | Goldstream Valley | 64.9300968 | -147.9879396 | Gold | Placer mine | operation | NA | Correlative | Evaluate the arsenic content of streams and ground waters of the Pedro Dome-Cleary Summit area approximately 30 km north of Fairbanks, Alaska, in the heart of the historic Fairbanks Mining District | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Samples of water were taken at approximately 85 localities, including 20 wells and springs | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Arsenic is associated with gold mineralization here and is believed to reach the waters of the area through weathering of arsenic-containing rocks. | no | NA | NA | Arsenic concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+in+streams,+stream+sediments,+and+ground+water,+Fairbanks+area,+Alaska&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Wilson FH and Hawkins DB. 1978. Arsenic in streams, stream sediments, and ground water, Fairbanks area, Alaska. Environmental Geology. 2(4): 195-202. | USA | Alaska | Fairbanks | Goldstream Valley | 64.9300968 | -147.9879396 | Gold | Placer mine | operation | NA | Correlative | Evaluate the arsenic content of streams and ground waters of the Pedro Dome-Cleary Summit area approximately 30 km north of Fairbanks, Alaska, in the heart of the historic Fairbanks Mining District | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Samples of suspended load and bottom sediments were taken at approximately 85 localities, including 20 wells and springs | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Arsenic is associated with gold mineralization here and is believed to reach the waters of the area through weathering of arsenic-containing rocks. | no | NA | NA | Arsenic concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+in+streams,+stream+sediments,+and+ground+water,+Fairbanks+area,+Alaska&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Wilson GW, Miskolczi J, Dagenais A-M, Levesque I, Smith Q, Lanteigne L, Hulett L, and Landriault D. 2006. The application of blended waste rock and tailings for cover systems in minewaste management. 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage 2006, ST Louis, MO. | Canada | Sudbury | Copper Cliff | Copper Cliff | 46.4739357 | -81.0836817 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Laboratory testing for various blend ratios together with soil cover model simulations are used to design a field scale experiment. Field scale test trials using selected Co-Mix blends of waste rock, tailings, and slag were constructed. | Control | Lab Exp + Field test | in situ | Groundwater infiltration and drainage rates | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Acid rock drainage | yes | Different cover systems constructed using various Co-Mix materials (blends of waste rock, tailings, and slag) and layer thickness | Tailings impoundments or waste rock dumps must function as oxygen and water barrier | Net flux, saturation and oxygen diffusion | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Figure 8 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+application+of+blended+waste+rock+and+tailings+for+cover+systems+in+minewaste+management&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Wilson RW, Murphy KL and Ramshaw JC. 1985. Arsenic Sludge Dewatering. 343-351. | Canada | Ontario | Deloro | Deloro | 44.5096321 | -77.6232056 | Gold; Silver; Lead; Iron | Surface mine | remediation; abandonment | NA | CI | Bench and polot scale work completed to develop an optimum process for the dewatering and ultimate disposal of arsenic sludge | Control | Lab Exp + Field test | in situ | Leachability of arsenic sludge | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Arsenic sludge | yes | Dewatering sludge | Minimize solubility of toxic substances | Final filtrate rate; Heavy metal concentration | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Table V | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=ARSENIC+SLUDGE+DEWATERING&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Winch S, Fortin D, Lean DRS and Parsons M. 2008. Factors Affecting Methylmercury Levels in Surficial Tailings from Historical Nova Scotia Gold Mines. Geomicrobiology Journal. 25(2): 112-129. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Seal Harbour | Boston-Richardson | 45.168333 | -61.599166 | Gold | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | Correlative | Examine MeHg and Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in Nova Scotia gold tailings. Tailings were sampled from abandoned tailings dump sites | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surface water samples were collected from surrounding lakes | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in gold tailings | no | NA | NA | Water quality | Water quality | Quantitative | Figure 3-6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Factors+Affecting+Methylmercury+Levels+in+Surficial+Tailings+from+Historical+Nova+Scotia+Gold+Mines&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Winch S, Fortin D, Lean DRS and Parsons M. 2008. Factors Affecting Methylmercury Levels in Surficial Tailings from Historical Nova Scotia Gold Mines. Geomicrobiology Journal. 25(2): 112-129. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Seal Harbour | Boston-Richardson | 45.168333 | -61.599166 | Gold | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | Correlative | Examine MeHg and Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in Nova Scotia gold tailings. Tailings were sampled from abandoned tailings dump sites | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Porewater samples from tailings | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in gold tailings | no | NA | NA | HgT and MeHG | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 9-10; Table 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Factors+Affecting+Methylmercury+Levels+in+Surficial+Tailings+from+Historical+Nova+Scotia+Gold+Mines&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Wolff EN and Thomas BI. 1982. The Effects of Placer Mining on the Environment in Central Alaska. Mineral Industry Research Laboratory Report No. 48 | USA | Alaska | Livengood and Crooked Creek | Tolovana Mining Area | 64.8511096 | -149.8483428 | Gold | Placer mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Data on all aspects of the environment affected by the Livengood and Crooked Creek operdtions in the past. These aspects include fish, vegetation, water quality, sedimentation and hydrology. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Sediment samples Minto Flats Area | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Impacts of past placer mine | no | NA | NA | Turbidity | Water quality | Quantitative | Table A2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+Effects+of+Placer+Mining+on+the+Environment+in+Central+Alaska&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Wolff EN and Thomas BI. 1982. The Effects of Placer Mining on the Environment in Central Alaska. Mineral Industry Research Laboratory Report No. 48 | USA | Alaska | Livengood and Crooked Creek | Tolovana Mining Area | 64.8511096 | -149.8483428 | Gold | Placer mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Data on all aspects of the environment affected by the Livengood and Crooked Creek operdtions in the past. These aspects include fish, vegetation, water quality, sedimentation and hydrology. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Downstream effects on other resources, vegeation, fish and stream bottoms | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4C-Ecosystems | 4C-Quality | Impacts of sedimentation levels | no | NA | NA | Impacts of sedimentation | Other | Qualitative | Chapter 2-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+Effects+of+Placer+Mining+on+the+Environment+in+Central+Alaska&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityEcosystemsQuality |
| Wolff EN and Thomas BI. 1982. The Effects of Placer Mining on the Environment in Central Alaska. Mineral Industry Research Laboratory Report No. 48 | USA | Alaska | Livengood and Crooked Creek | Tolovana Mining Area | 64.8511096 | -149.8483428 | Gold | Placer mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Data on all aspects of the environment affected by the Livengood and Crooked Creek operdtions in the past. These aspects include fish, vegetation, water quality, sedimentation and hydrology. | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Alaska are natives and others who have lived the subsistence lifestyle | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Traditional livelihoods | Impacts of past placer mine | no | NA | NA | Interpretation of change | Community | Qualitative | Chapter 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+Effects+of+Placer+Mining+on+the+Environment+in+Central+Alaska&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicTraditionallivelihoods |
| Wong HKT, Gauthier A, and Nriagu JO. 1999. Dispersion and toxicity of metals from abandoned gold mine tailings at Goldenville, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Science of the Total Environment. 228: 35-47. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Gegogan Lake | Goldenville | 45.0875508 | -62.0078687 | Gold | Underground mine | abandonment | NA | CI | To assess the effects of the mine tailings on stream water quality, samples were collected upstream, in the tailing field, and downstream of the mine site. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Stream and lake water samples were collected between 1996 and 1998 | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Estimated that the 3 million tons of tailings left from the mining activities which lasted from 1860 to 1945 | no | NA | NA | Metal levels | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2-3; Figure 3-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Dispersion+and+toxicity+of+metals+from+abandoned+gold+mine+tailings+at+Goldenville,+Nova+Scotia,+Can&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Wong HKT, Gauthier A, and Nriagu JO. 1999. Dispersion and toxicity of metals from abandoned gold mine tailings at Goldenville, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Science of the Total Environment. 228: 35-47. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Gegogan Lake | Goldenville | 45.0875508 | -62.0078687 | Gold | Underground mine | abandonment | NA | CI | To assess the effects of the mine tailings on stream water quality, samples were collected upstream, in the tailing field, and downstream of the mine site. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Stream and lake sediment cores | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Estimated that the 3 million tons of tailings left from the mining activities which lasted from 1860 to 1945 | no | NA | NA | Metal levels | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Dispersion+and+toxicity+of+metals+from+abandoned+gold+mine+tailings+at+Goldenville,+Nova+Scotia,+Can&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Wong HKT, Gauthier A, and Nriagu JO. 1999. Dispersion and toxicity of metals from abandoned gold mine tailings at Goldenville, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Science of the Total Environment. 228: 35-47. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Gegogan Lake | Goldenville | 45.0875508 | -62.0078687 | Gold | Underground mine | abandonment | NA | CI | To assess the effects of the mine tailings on stream water quality, samples were collected upstream, in the tailing field, and downstream of the mine site. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Lower vegetation in mine tailing field | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Estimated that the 3 million tons of tailings left from the mining activities which lasted from 1860 to 1945 | no | NA | NA | Metal levels | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Dispersion+and+toxicity+of+metals+from+abandoned+gold+mine+tailings+at+Goldenville,+Nova+Scotia,+Can&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Wong HKT, Gauthier A, and Nriagu JO. 1999. Dispersion and toxicity of metals from abandoned gold mine tailings at Goldenville, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Science of the Total Environment. 228: 35-47. | Canada | Nova Scotia | Gegogan Lake | Goldenville | 45.0875508 | -62.0078687 | Gold | Underground mine | abandonment | NA | CI | To assess the effects of the mine tailings on stream water quality, samples were collected upstream, in the tailing field, and downstream of the mine site. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Biological community structure in Gegogan Brook at Goldenville | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Habitat | Estimated that the 3 million tons of tailings left from the mining activities which lasted from 1860 to 1945 | no | NA | NA | Community structure; toxicity | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Table 6-7 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Dispersion+and+toxicity+of+metals+from+abandoned+gold+mine+tailings+at+Goldenville,+Nova+Scotia,+Can&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaHabitat |
| Wong HKT, Gauthier A, Beauchamp S and Tordon R. 2002. Impact of toxic metals and metalloids from the Caribou gold- mining areas in Nova Scotia, Canada. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis. 2: 235-241 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Long Lake | Caribou | 45.057194 | -62.941611 | Gold | Underground mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Metal burdens in tailings and lake sediments, as well as the biological community structure above and below the processing site, were investigated. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Suspended solids from stream and lake water | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Contamination from abandoned tailing fields | no | NA | NA | Metal levels | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Impact+of+toxic+metals+and+metalloids+from+the+Caribou+gold-+mining+areas+in+Nova+Scotia,+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Wong HKT, Gauthier A, Beauchamp S and Tordon R. 2002. Impact of toxic metals and metalloids from the Caribou gold- mining areas in Nova Scotia, Canada. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis. 2: 235-241 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Long Lake | Caribou | 45.057194 | -62.941611 | Gold | Underground mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Metal burdens in tailings and lake sediments, as well as the biological community structure above and below the processing site, were investigated. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Stream water chemistr | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Contamination from abandoned tailing fields | no | NA | NA | Water quality metrics | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Impact+of+toxic+metals+and+metalloids+from+the+Caribou+gold-+mining+areas+in+Nova+Scotia,+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Yakovlev AS, Plekhanova IO, Kudryashov SV and Aimaletdinov RA. 2008. Assessment and regulation of the ecological state of soils in the impact zone of mining and metallurgical enterprises of Norilsk Nickel Company. Eurasian Soil Science. 41(6): 648-659. | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Krai | Noril'sko-Pyasinskaya System | Noril’sk | 69.3870439 | 88.1090863 | Nickel | Surface mine | operation | NA | Correlative | An assessment of the ecological state of soils has been performed in the area of mining and metallurgical enterprises of Norilsk Nickel Company with respect to the level of soil contamination by heavy metals, the state of the vegetation, and the biological activity of the soils. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Soil sampling was performed in late July 2004; lawn soils in Norilsk | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Mining and metallurgical enterprises of Norilsk Nickel Company | no | NA | NA | Concentrations of heavy metals | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Assessment+and+regulation+of+the+ecological+state+of+soils+in+the+impact+zone+of+mining+and+metallur&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Yakovlev V. 2000. Occurrence of Gammarus lacustris G.O.Sars (Amphipoda) in the North-eastern Fennoscandia and the Kola Peninsula in relation to natural and anthropogenic factors. Polskie archiwum hydrobiologii. 47(3-4): 671-680. | Russia | Finland, Norway and Mrumansk region of Russia | Regional | Regional | 69.45614171 | 30.39069063 | Unclear | Unclear | operation; postclosure; abandonment | 420 lakes across Norway, Finland and Russia | Correlative | Amphipods were collected from 420 lakes in different parts of Finland, Norway and Russia situatied in vicinty of towns, mining and industry. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Amphipods (Gammarus lacustris) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Land use impacts and ecosystem quality | no | NA | NA | Abundance; biomass | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table III | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Occurrence+of+Gammarus+lacustris+G.O.Sars+(Amphipoda)+in+the+North-eastern+Fennoscandia+and+the+Kola&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Yanful EK and Orlandea MP. 2000. Controlling acid drainage in a pyritic mine waste rock. Part II: Geochemistry of drainage. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 124: 259-284. | Canada | Quebec | Pointe-Claire | NS | 45.63492289 | -73.83138057 | Iron | Unclear | NA | CI | Data collected during three-year weathering tests to evaluate the effectiveness of several techniques used for mitigating acid drainage were analyzed using aqueous speciation geochemical modelling | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Drainage from most of the waste rocks | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Mine waste rock producing acid rock drainage | yes | Covering the wasterock with compacted soil, wood bark and water and mixing with limestone and phosphate rock at 1 and 3%. | Waters draining the various rocks were collected and analyzed for acidity, pH, sulphate and metals. | Fe and SO4 concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table II & III | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Controlling+acid+drainage+in+a+pyritic+mine+waste+rock.+Part+II:+Geochemistry+of+drainage&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality | |
| Yanful EK and Verma A. 1999. Oxidation of flooded mine tailings due to resuspension. Can. Geotech J. 36: 826-845. | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Falconbridge | 46.5765757 | -80.7956887 | Nickel | Open pit | abandonment | NA | CI | Laboratory experiments were performed to assess the contribution of resuspension to the oxidation of pyrrhotite mine tailings flooded with a shallow water cover | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Water cover (flooded tailings) | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Tailings | yes | Resuspension was produced by a paddle rotated | Oxidation of tailings | Electrical conductivity; pH; Dissolved oxygen; | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Figure 6-9 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Oxidation+of+flooded+mine+tailings+due+to+resuspension&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Yelpatyevsky PV. 1995. Factors controlling metal content of mining waters. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium Water-Rock Interaction: 901-904 | Russia | Far East | Regional | Regional | 63.89299878 |<PHONE_NUMBER> | Lead; Zinc | Open pit | investigation of "mines of the southern part of Russian Far East" | Correlative | Estimate heavy metal input to natural drainage systems from different mining deposits and factors controlling the input in the southern part of Russian Far East. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Mining waters | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Ecological danger of modern mining is connected with high quantity of heavy metals, arsenic aluminum, etc., that come in natural streams | no | NA | NA | Chemical analyses | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Factors+controlling+metal+content+of+mining+waters&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality | |
| Yelpatyevsky PV. 1995. Factors controlling metal content of mining waters. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium Water-Rock Interaction: 901-904 | Russia | Far East | Regional | Regional | 63.89299878 |<PHONE_NUMBER> | Lead; Zinc | Open pit | investigation of "mines of the southern part of Russian Far East" | Correlative | Estimate heavy metal input to natural drainage systems from different mining deposits and factors controlling the input in the southern part of Russian Far East. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Suspended matter and sediments from mine waste waters | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Ecological danger of modern mining is connected with high quantity of heavy metals, arsenic aluminum, etc., that come in natural streams | no | NA | NA | Metal contents | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Factors+controlling+metal+content+of+mining+waters&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality | |
| Yenugadhati N, Birkett NJ, Momoli F, and Krewski D. 2009. Industries and lung cancer: A population-based case-control study in British Columbia. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry. 91(3): 451-484. | Canada | British Columbia | NS | Regional | 54.46544953 | -124.3148057 | Gold; Copper; Zinc | Unclear | Occupational study indluces mining | CI | Identify high-risk industries for histological subtypes of lung cancer based on a large population-based case-control study | Reference site/population | Social Science | ex situ | Occupational histories and male incidents cancer cases | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Occupational histories | no | NA | NA | Cancer rates; risk of lung cancer | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Table 2 & 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Industries+and+lung+cancer:+A+population-based+case-control+study+in+British+Columbia&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety | |
| Young IWR. 2013. Revegetation of a non-acid generating mine tailings pond in boreal Manitoba. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. MSc Thesis. | Canada | Manitoba | Beresford Lake | Gunnar | 50.5137 | -95.296 | Gold | Unclear | operation | NA | CI | Examined the effectiveness of certain low-cost, locally sourced amendment and revegetation strategies based on both overall improvements to mine tailings fertility aswell as plant growth and stress measures. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Vegetative ground cover | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Acid mine drainage | yes | Low cost organic amendments and inorganic fertilizers were incorporated into an abandoned, non-acid generating mine tailings pond | Encourage the establishment of an erosion controlling vegetative ground cover | Organic carbon (%); Nutrient %; Total Metals | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Section 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Revegetation+of+a+non-acid+generating+mine+tailings+pond+in+boreal+Manitoba&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Yusupov DV, Bolshunova TS, Mezhibor AM, Rikhvanov LP, and Baranovskaya NV. 2017. The use of Betula Pendula R. Leaves for the assessment of environmental pollution by metals around tailings from a gold deposit (Western Siberia, Russia). Air Pollution and Climate Change: 665-672 | Russia | Kemerovo Oblast | Ursk | Ursk | 54.4499141 | 85.4040653 | Gold | Open pit | abandonment | NA | CI | Study of metals in the leaves of Betula pendula R. in the settlement Ursk around the tailings of the former gold-polymetallic deposit located in Kemerovo region compared to known background values | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Leaves of Betula pendula R. | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Tailings of the former gold-polymetallic deposi | no | NA | NA | Concentrations of Hg, Ni, Cd, Pb, Zn, Ag, Sb, Ba, Co, and As | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 and Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+use+of+Betula+Pendula+R.+Leaves+for+the+assessment+of+environmental+pollution+by+metals+around+t&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Zagury GJ, Oudjiehani K, and Deschenes L. 2004. Characterization and availability of cyanide in solid mine tailings from gold extraction plants. Science of the Total Environment. 320: 211-224 | Canada | Quebec | NR | NS | 51.45310088 | -73.21718844 | Gold | Open pit | Two gold mining sites in Quebec, do not name the mines | Correlative | Investigate the availability and fate of cyanide in gold mill solid tailings | No control | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | batch-leaching tests with water | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Gold mill solid tailings from two gold mining sites | no | NA | NA | Buffer capacity of fresh and aged gold mill solid tailings; Concentration of cyanide | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 3; Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Characterization+and+availability+of+cyanide+in+solid+mine+tailings+from+gold+extraction+plants&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality | |
| Zalicheva IN, Volkov IV, Shustova NK, Ganina VS, Vlasova LP, Kitayev SP, Kukharev VI, Ryabinkin AV and Chekryzheva TA. 2004. Control and Regulation of Anthropic Contamination of Water Bodies in terms of the Indicator Indices of the Biota. Hydrobiological Journal. 40(4): 46-61. | Russia | Karelia | Kenti-Kento Lake-River system | Komsomolsk | 64.675889 | 30.6971453 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Comprehensive studies on the Kenti-Kento lake-rive system subjected to the long-term influence of sewage of the Kostomuksha Minging Complex. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Nine lakes in the area, main taxonomic groups of the ecosytem including phytoplankton, zooplankton, zoobenthos and fish fauna. | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Mining and ore concentrating leads to pollutio | no | NA | NA | Mineralization | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 1-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Control+and+Regulation+of+Anthropic+Contamination+of+Water+Bodies+in+terms+of+the+Indicator+Indices+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Zalicheva IN, Volkov IV, Shustova NK, Ganina VS, Vlasova LP, Kitayev SP, Kukharev VI, Ryabinkin AV and Chekryzheva TA. 2004. Control and Regulation of Anthropic Contamination of Water Bodies in terms of the Indicator Indices of the Biota. Hydrobiological Journal. 40(4): 46-61. | Russia | Karelia | Kenti-Kento Lake-River system | Komsomolsk | 64.675889 | 30.6971453 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Comprehensive studies on the Kenti-Kento lake-rive system subjected to the long-term influence of sewage of the Kostomuksha Minging Complex. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Nine lakes in the area, main taxonomic groups of the ecosytem including phytoplankton, zooplankton, zoobenthos and fish fauna. | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Mining and ore concentrating leads to pollutio | no | NA | NA | Biomass; number of species | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 1-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Control+and+Regulation+of+Anthropic+Contamination+of+Water+Bodies+in+terms+of+the+Indicator+Indices+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Zalicheva IN, Volkov IV, Shustova NK, Ganina VS, Vlasova LP, Kitayev SP, Kukharev VI, Ryabinkin AV and Chekryzheva TA. 2004. Control and Regulation of Anthropic Contamination of Water Bodies in terms of the Indicator Indices of the Biota. Hydrobiological Journal. 40(4): 46-61. | Russia | Karelia | Kenti-Kento Lake-River system | Komsomolsk | 64.675889 | 30.6971453 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Comprehensive studies on the Kenti-Kento lake-rive system subjected to the long-term influence of sewage of the Kostomuksha Minging Complex. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Nine lakes in the area, main taxonomic groups of the ecosytem including phytoplankton, zooplankton, zoobenthos and fish fauna. | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Mining and ore concentrating leads to pollutio | no | NA | NA | Biomass; number of species | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 1-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Control+and+Regulation+of+Anthropic+Contamination+of+Water+Bodies+in+terms+of+the+Indicator+Indices+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Zenkov IV, Nefedov BN, Zayats VV, and Kiryushina EV. 2018. Remote monitoring of mining situation and disturbed land ecology at the Teisk and Abagas iron ore deposits. Environmental Protection. 1: 41-44 | Russia | Republic of Khakassia | Kola Peninsula | Abagas; Teisk | 53.2810052 | 89.5887663 | Iron | Open pit | abandonment | NA | Correlative | Based on the interpretation of satellite images over monitoring period from 1998-2016, the change in the bold area at the depleted deposits is determined. The dynamics and structure of vegetable blanket in the open pit mines, at the dumps and tailings pond is revealed | Background values | Field | ex situ | Vegetative cover | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Disturbed land area of open pit mines | no | NA | NA | Area of cover; vegetation recovery rate | Flow/landscape change | Quantitative | Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Remote+monitoring+of+mining+situation+and+disturbed+land+ecology+at+the+Teisk+and+Abagas+iron+ore+de&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Zhang ZX, and Naarttijarvi T. 2005. Reducing ground vibrations caused by underground blasts in LKAB Malmberget mine. Fragblast. 9(2): 61-78 | Sweden | Norrbotten | Malmberget and Kiruna | Malmberget | 67.173325 | 20.654169 | Iron | Underground mine | operation | NA | BA | To control and reduce the high vibrations, LKAB launched a research project on active reduction of vibrations in Malmberget by using the three different methods including wave interference or wave superposition method with electronic detonators. | Same site/pop- Before | Field | in situ | Malmberget town | Environmental | 3-Air | 3B-Atmosphere | 3B-Vibrations | Large-scale sub-level caving in Malmberget mine; blasting | yes | Wave superposition method with electronic detonators; Changing the initiation sequence in ring blasts; Dividing a ring into two parts during blasting | Actively reducing the vibrations in Malmberget | Vertical vibration velocity | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Figure 5, 10 and 12 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Reducing+ground+vibrations+caused+by+underground+blasts+in+LKAB+Malmberget+mine&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _AirAtmosphereVibrations |
| Zhulidov AV, Headley JV, Robarts RB, Nikanorov AM, Ischenko AA, and Champs MA. 1997. Concentrations of Cd, Pb, Zn and Cu in contaminated wetlands of the Russian Arctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 35(7-12): 252-259. | Russia | Russian Arctic | Regional | Regional | 73.14291464 | 94.59785308 | Not stated | Unclear | Industrial centres and villages influenced by anthropogenic contamination in the Russian Arctic | CI | Determine the range of concentrations of the selected metals which were representative of contaminated wetlands of the Russian Arctic in comparison with the concentration of metals in pristine wetlands | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Wetlands in Russian Arctic region | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4C-Ecosystems | 4C-Quality | Heavy metal contamination | no | NA | NA | Distribution of Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Concentrations+of+Cd,+Pb,+Zn+and+Cu+in+contaminated+wetlands+of+the+Russian+Arctic&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityEcosystemsQuality | |
| Zibrov GV, Zakusilov VP, and Buryak ZA. 2017. Geoecological Problems of Urban Land Pollution in Contact Zones with Iron Ore Production. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences. 8(2): 2439-2443 | Russia | Belgorod Oblast | Gubkin and Stary Oskol | Kursk Magnetic Anomaly | 51.2599623 | 37.7222653 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | Correlative | Private land use areas, 65 home grounds, have been examined in the cities (Gubkin and Stary Oskol) and Starooskolsky District, and the assessment of soil pollution with heavy metals (HM), Pb and Cd, has been performed. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Soil samples from 65 home grounds | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Open Iron ore mining in the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, in the territory of Belgorod and Kursk Regions led to anthropogenic transformation of the landscapes over considerable areas | no | NA | NA | Distribution of Pb and Cd content | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Geoecological+Problems+of+Urban+Land+Pollution+in+Contact+Zones+with+Iron+Ore+Production&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Zimmer LA, Asmund G, Johansen P, Mortensen J, and Hansen BW. 2011. Pollution from mining in South Greenland: uptake and release of Pb by blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) documented by transplantation experiments. Polar Biol. 34: 431-439. | Greenland | Arsuk Fjord | Ivittuut | Ivittuut | 61.2065239 | -48.1760627 | Lead | Unclear | abandonment | "heavily polluted old mining site at Ivittuut" | CI | Blue mussels were reciprocally transplanted between the heavily polluted old mining site at Ivittuut, Arsuk Fjord, South Greenland, and the nearby unpolluted Kugnait Bay to determine long term impact of former mining activities | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Transplantation experiments with the blue mussel Mytilus edulis | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Gold mine tailings | no | NA | NA | Pb content; Growth | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Table 2; Figure 2-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Pollution+from+mining+in+South+Greenland:+uptake+and+release+of+Pb+by+blue+mussels+(Mytilus+edulis+L&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Zinck J. Fiset J-F, and Griffith W. 2010. Stability of Treatment Sludge in Various Disposal Environments: A Multi-Year Leaching Study. Eds Wolkersdorfer & Freund. Mine Water and Innovative Thinking. IMWA 2010: 527-530 | Canada | New Brunswick | Bathurst | Brunswick; Geco; Heath Steele | 47.2896327 | -66.0748328 | Copper; Lead; Zinc | Unclear | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Multi-year project was undertaken to study the behaviour and environmental effects of common treatment sludge disposal practices. Column leaching studies | Control | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Leachate water | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Acid rock drainage | yes | Lime treatment sludges, pond disposal, sludge layer over tailings | Prevent sulphide oxidation or provide an effective barrier to oxyen | Lechate concentration; pH | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Stability+of+Treatment+Sludge+in+Various+Disposal+Environments:+A+Multi-Year+Leaching+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Zinck JM and Aube BC. 2000. Optimization of lime treatment processes. CIM Bulletin: Mineral Processing Technical paper. 1-9 | Canada | New Brunswick | Regional | Brunswick; Geco; Horne; Mattabi | 46.78935649 | -66.19823191 | Iron | Unclear | operation | Slurry and paste from four Noranda operation mines | CI | How modifications in plant operation and design can reduce treatment costs and liability associated with lime treatment | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Mine effluents | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Acid mine drainage | yes | Lime neutralization | Control pH of mine drainage | Efficiency of treatment | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Qualitative | Table 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Optimization+of+lime+treatment+processes&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Zis T, Ronningen V, and Scrosati R. 2004. Minor Improvement for Intertidal Seaweeds and Invertebrates after Acid Mine Drainage Diversion at Britannia Beach, Pacific Canada. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48: 1040-1047. | Canada | Ontario | Howe Sound | Britannia Beach | 49.6232695 | -123.2038727 | Copper | Unclear | abandonment | NA | BA | Assess the effects of the lowered copper and AMD levels in Britannia Creek since the AMD diversion in December of 2001 on marine intertidal organisms at Britannia Beach, and to determine whether the diversion of the acid drainage improved environmental conditions to allow for successful recolonization and growth of organisms. | Same site/pop- Before | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Transplanted Mytilus trossulus (mussel) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Acid mine drainage | yes | Diverted to flow from Britannia Creek into an outfall at 30 m depth in Howe Sound. | Acid mine drainage | Percent cover; survival; growth | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Figure 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Minor+Improvement+for+Intertidal+Seaweeds+and+Invertebrates+after+Acid+Mine+Drainage+Diversion+at+Br&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Zorita I, Ortiz-Zarragoitia M, Soto M, and Cajaraville MP. 2006. Biomarkers in mussels from a copper site gradient (Visnes, Norway): An integrated biochemical, histochemical and histological study. Aquatic Toxicology. 78S: 109-116. | Norway | Rogaland | Visnes | Visnes | 59.3567867 | 5.2296113 | Copper | Unclear | abandonment | NA | Correlative | Mussels were transplanted into a copper gradient in Visnes for a period of 3 weeks. Sites showed low levels, intermediate and/or polluted | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Mussel (Mytilus edulis) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | High environmental Cu concentration | no | NA | NA | Cu concentration; lysosomal response | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Fig 1, 3-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Biomarkers+in+mussels+from+a+copper+site+gradient+(Visnes,+Norway):+An+integrated+biochemical,+histo&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |