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Francisco Macías

University of Huelva

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

16

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568

TOTAL CITATIONS

4

Scholarly Papers (16)

Potential Release and Bioaccessibility of Metal/Loids from Mine Wastes Deposited in Historical Abandoned Sulfide Mines

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Jul 2022
University of Huelva, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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bioavailability, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Health risks, metal/loids, oral ingestion, inhalation

Potential Release and Bioaccessibility of Metal/Loids from Mine Wastes Deposited in Historical Abandoned Sulfide Mines

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Jul 2022
University of Huelva, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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bioavailability, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Health risks, metal/loids, oral ingestion, inhalation

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Mine waters as a secondary source of rare earth elements worldwide: the case of the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Journal of Geochemical Exploration, volume 224, 2021[10.1016/j.gexplo.2021.106742]
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Jan 2025
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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Acid Mine Drainage, Valorization, Treatment waste, Metal Load, Critical Raw Materials

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Characterization and Modeling Approach for Planning Restoration Strategies in a Complex Basin Affected by Acid Mine Drainage

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Dec 2025
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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Metal-Fluxes, Geochemical Modeling, Iron Precipitation, Water Management, Odiel River Basin

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Wildfire effects on the hydrogeochemistry of a river severely polluted by acid mine drainage

Water Research, volume 233, 2023[10.1016/j.watres.2023.119791]
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 May 2025 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2025
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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Mining pollution, Seasonal variations, Natural attenuation, Ash, Evaporitic salts washout, Climate change

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Life Cycle Assessment of Management/Valorisation Practices for Metal-Sludge from Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Mar 2022
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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Environmental assessment, Water Treatment Sludge, life cycle analysis, waste management, Circular economy

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Origin of rare earth elements in acid mine drainage traced by strontium and neodymium isotopes

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, volume 372, 2024[10.1016/j.gca.2024.03.025]
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Jan 2025
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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Acid mine drainage, strontium and neodymium isotopes, Iberian Pyrite Belt

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Tracing Acid Mine Drainage from an Accidental Spill on the Estuary of Huelva (Sw Spain)

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Dec 2024
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Montpellier, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
Downloads 37 (1,222,651)
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Mining pollution, Odiel and Tinto rivers, Estuary of Huelva, Seawater mixing, Contaminants mobility

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Evidence of rare earth elements origin in acid mine drainage from the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain)

Ore Geology Reviews, volume 154, 2023[10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105336]
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Jan 2025
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) and University of Huelva
Downloads 35 (1,249,711)
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Poderosa mine, Perrunal mine, Acid leachates, Monazite, Xenotime, Parisite

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Stream-Pit Lake Interactions in an Abandoned Mining Area Affected by Acid Drainage (Iberian Pyrite Belt)

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Feb 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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sulfide opencast mining, Water pollution, Trace elements, rare earth elements, acidic pit lake

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Risk assessment of water acidification in a planned reservoir within an unreclaimed historical mining basin

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Feb 2026
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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High-resolution sampling, Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), Alcolea Reservoir, Acid mine drainage (AMD), Flood events

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Resource Recovery from Acid Mine Drainage Using Dispersed Alkaline Substrate: A Geochemical Assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production, volume 503, 2025[10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145424]
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 May 2025
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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Passive treatment, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Critical Raw Materials, Valorization, AMD

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Metal Bioaccumulation in Spontaneously Grown Aquatic Macrophytes in Fe-Rich Substrates of a Passive Treatment Plant for Acid Mine Drainage

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Mar 2023
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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helophytes, Potentially toxic elements, mining, water quality

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Combined procedure of metal removal and recovery of technology elements from fertilizer industry effluents

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Feb 2025
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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alkaline treatment, phosphogypsum leachates, pollutants removal, valuable metals

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First Time Full-Scale Use of Barium Carbonate Dispersed Alkaline Substrate to Remove Sulfate from Acid Mine Drainage

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 24 Jul 2024
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and University of Huelva
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Acid mine drainage, Dispersed alkaline substrate, Witherite, Sustainable technology, Sulfate

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Thallium Distribution in an Estuary Affected by Acid Mine Drainage (Amd): The Ría De Huelva Estuary (Sw Spain)

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Feb 2022
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Montpellier, University of Granada and University of Huelva
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schwertmannite, jarosite, estuarine mixing processes, acid mine drainage, remobilization

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Metal Mobility and Bioaccessibility from Cyanide Leaching Heaps in a Historical Mine Site

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Nov 2022
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Lisbon, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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cyanide leaching, hazardous wastes, sulfide mining, metal bioavailability