Dataset on enrichment of selected trace metals in the soil from designated abandoned historical gold mine solid waste dump sites near residential areas, Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Soil is a naturally occurring non-renewable resource, and good soil quality is a prerequisite for the survival of plants, animals and humans. Soil quality depends on the content and distribution of trace elements. Gold mining in the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa left behind enormous unrehabilitated mining waste tailings near the City of Johannesburg that are contaminated by trace elements. Heavy metals change the physical and chemical properties of the soil derived from the mining waste material, consequently disturbing the normal functions of the soil and posing a potential health risk to plants, animals, and humans. To assess soil quality from abandoned historical gold mine residues, three conglomerate samples were petrologically examined using hand specimen, polished thin sections

SUBMITTER: Tibane LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8844229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature