Research Progress and Potential Functions of AMF and GRSP in the Ecological Remediation of Metal Tailings

Yan-Jun Ai, Fu-Ping Li, Jia-Qing Yang, Sai Lu and Hai-Hong Gu
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Yan-Jun Ai: College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Fu-Ping Li: College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Jia-Qing Yang: College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Sai Lu: College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Hai-Hong Gu: College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: Metal mining generates a considerable amount of tailings. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have potential value for the ecological remediation of tailings from metal mining, despite problems with these tailings, such as loose structure, high heavy-metal concentration and low organic matter and microbial diversity. This review summarizes both the application and physiological functions of AMF, and plant symbiotic systems, in the ecological remediation of tailings from metal mining. The review also includes an in-depth analysis of the characteristics, structural composition, and potential functions of glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP), a release product of mycorrhizal fungi, in the ecological remediation of tailings from metal mining. This review is expected to provide a basis for the application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi remediation technology in the ecological remediation of tailings from metal mining.

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; metal tailings; ecological remediation; glomalin-related soil protein (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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