Mining wastes | As | Ba | B | Cd | Cr | Hg | Pb | Se | U | Cu | Fe | Mo | Zn | V | Be | Bi | Co | Mn | Ni |
Waste rock gold mining [9] | <0.06 | 0.19 | 0.03 | <0.003 | <0.003 | 0.00012 | <0.0003 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Waste rock gold mine [14] | 0.0011 | 0.22 |
| 0.001 | 0.001 |
| 0.0011 |
|
| 0.043 |
| 0.001 | 0.08 |
| 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 0.007 | 7.25 | 0.0011 |
| 0.0011 | 0.63 |
| 0.001 | 0.007 |
| 0.0011 |
|
| 0.0011 |
| 0.001 | 0.04 |
| 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 3.15 | 0.021 |
Plomb tailling [15] | <0.06 | 1.08 |
|
| <0.003 |
| 232 |
|
| 0.454 | 0.221 | <0.009 | 0.645 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.072 | 0.586 |
| <0.003 |
| 5.26 |
|
| 0.18 | 0.07 | <0.009 | 103 | 0.072 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
Phosphate mine waste rock [16] | <1 |
|
| <0.10 | <0.20 |
| <0.60 | <0.10 |
| <0.50 |
|
| 0.55 | <1 | - | - | - | - | - |
<1 |
|
| <0.10 | <0.20 |
| <0.60 | <0.10 |
| <0.50 |
|
| 0.62 | <1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
<1 |
|
| <0.10 | <0.20 |
| <0.60 | <0.10 |
| <0.50 |
|
| 0.73 | <1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
<1 |
|
| <0.10 | <0.20 |
| <0.60 | <0.10 |
| <0.50 |
|
| 0.54 | <1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
<1 |
|
| <0.10 | <0.20 |
| <0.60 | <0.10 |
| <0.50 |
|
| 0.56 | <1 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Phosphate processing sludge [11] | 0.07 | 0.016 | 0.071 | 0.011 | - | <0.02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.058 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Limits (US-EPA) [19] | 5 | 100 | 500 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |