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Biological Response of Plants to Thermally Active Coal Mine Spoil Heap Substrates Toxicity: Upper Silesian Region in Czech Republic and Poland, Examples Comparison

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study assessed the ecotoxicity of substrates from two hard coal heaps originating from the currently thermally active Ema heap in the Czech Republic and Czerwionka heap in Poland. Semi-chronic and contact tests were used to determine the ecotoxicity of the substrates, with germination and root inhibition of five plant species (Avena sativa L., Sinapis alba L., Brassica napus L., Lepidium sativum L. and Lactuca sativa L.). Acute toxicity occurred in thermally active areas, and similar risks were observed in both heaps. The results of the ecotoxicological assessments indicate the possibility of ecological remediation of brownfields after the cessation of thermal activity.

DOI: 10.3390/engproc2025116020

Authors: Oto Novák, Katarzyna Larysz, Wiktoria Sitarz, Ewa Szwajczak, Anna Abramowicz, Justyna Ciesielczuk, Hana Vojtková, Michał Ludynia, Edyta Sierka

Institutions: VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, University of Silesia in Katowice

Language: English

Topic: Waste Management and Environmental Impact

Subfield: Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Funder: Ostravská Univerzita v Ostravě

OpenAlex ID: W4416901898

FWCI: 3.971

Cites: 12

Cited by: 1

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