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Aguasanta M Sarmiento

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Sarmiento A, Bonnail E, Nieto J, DelValls A
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int . 2016 Sep; 23(22):22957-22967. PMID: 27578093
Streams and rivers strongly affected by acid mine drainage (AMD) have legal vacuum in terms of assessing the water toxicity, since the use of conventional environmental quality biomarkers is not...
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Bonnail E, Sarmiento A, DelValls T
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf . 2016 Jul; 133:243-51. PMID: 27472029
The fluvial systems of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Iberian Peninsula) are affected by acid mine drainage (a lixiviate residue product of mining activities derived from sulfide oxidation). The high...
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de Orte M, Sarmiento A, DelValls T, Riba I
Mar Pollut Bull . 2014 Aug; 86(1-2):59-67. PMID: 25125286
One of the main risks associated with carbon capture and storage (CCS) activities is the leakage of the stored CO2, which can result in several effects on the ecosystem. Laboratory-scale...
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de Orte M, Sarmiento A, Basallote M, Rodriguez-Romero A, Riba I, DelValls A
Sci Total Environ . 2013 Oct; 470-471:356-63. PMID: 24144940
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) in submarine geological formations has been proposed as a mitigation measure for the prevention of global warming. However, leakage of CO2 to overlying sediments...
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Nieto J, Sarmiento A, Canovas C, Olias M, Ayora C
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int . 2013 Apr; 20(11):7509-19. PMID: 23589239
Acid mine drainage in the Iberian Pyrite Belt is probably the worst case in the world of surface water pollution associated with mining of sulphide mineral deposits. The Iberian Pyrite...
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Castillo J, Perez-Lopez R, Sarmiento A, Nieto J
Sci Total Environ . 2012 Oct; 439:106-13. PMID: 23063915
Several experiments were conducted to evaluate the activity and growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in a metal-rich culture medium (approx. 250 mg/L Fe, 75 mg/L Zn and Cu, 10mg/L Cd)...
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Perez-Lopez R, Castillo J, Sarmiento A, Nieto J
Mar Pollut Bull . 2011 Oct; 62(12):2787-96. PMID: 21992931
About 120 Mton of phosphogypsum from the fertiliser industry were stack-piled on the salt-marshes of the Tinto river (Spain). This paper investigates the capacity of salt-marshes to attenuate contamination due...
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Sarmiento A, DelValls A, Nieto J, Salamanca M, Caraballo M
Sci Total Environ . 2011 Sep; 409(22):4763-71. PMID: 21889789
Metal contamination from acid mine drainage (AMD) is a serious problem in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, where the Iberian Pyrite Belt is located. This zone contains original sulfide...
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Perez-Lopez R, Nieto J, Lopez-Cascajosa M, Diaz-Blanco M, Sarmiento A, Oliveira V, et al.
Mar Pollut Bull . 2011 Jan; 62(2):405-11. PMID: 21215977
This study reports the annual amount of heavy metals discharged by industrial activity into the estuary of the Ría of Huelva (SW Spain). The findings showed that the discharged metals...
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Sarmiento A, Olias M, Nieto J, Canovas C, Delgado J
Sci Total Environ . 2008 Dec; 407(6):2051-62. PMID: 19073338
Characteristics of water profiles and sulphide formation processes in sediments were studied in two water reservoirs affected by acid mine drainage in order to investigate the mechanisms controlling the physical...