Potential of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) for gold phytomining from mercury amalgamation tailings

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 789; no. 1; pp. 12073 - 12081
• Main Authors: Noviardi, R, Karuniawan, A, Sofyan, E T, Suryatmana, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Amalgamation; Bioaccumulation; Experimental farms; Farms; Gold; Heavy metals; Ipomoea batatas; Mercury; Mine tailings; Potatoes; Sweet potatoes; Tailings; Translocation; Vegetables

Abstract Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) generally use mercury amalgamation method to recover gold from the ores. The method leaves waste or tailing that still contain gold and other metals. The aim of this study was to determine the potential use of ten sweet potato clones to recover g...