Dispersion of cerussite-rich tailings and plant uptake of heavy metals at historical lead mines near Newtownards, Northern Ireland

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• cerussite 100%
• tailings 63%
• heavy metal 47%
• soil 16%
• bioavailability 15%
• plume 13%
• metal 12%
• dolomite 9%
• contaminated soil 9%
• calcite 8%
• soil color 8%
• vigor 6%
• overland flow 6%
• foliage 6%
• impoundment 6%
• meadow 5%
• acidification 5%
• metabolism 4%
• material 4%
• trace element 4%
• toxicity 4%
• substrate 3%
• erosion 3%
• carbonate 3%
• nutrient 3%
• groundwater 3%
• vegetation 3%