Contaminants · Metals
NickelNi
A metal. Like any element it does not break down: it can be taken out of the soil or water, held in place or changed in chemical form, but not destroyed.
On the national lists
Sites on the national lists whose official record names this substance. In the bar, the coloured part is the sites still listed. The lists, in full, are on the sites page.
Taiwan
Taiwan – control sites and remediation sites (Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act)2,806 sites, 108 still listed
United States
Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)525 sites, 414 still listed
Species reported in the literature
Species that acted on this contaminant in at least one study, with the highest level of evidence available. They are pointers from the literature, not a remediation plan.
Plants 4
Sites where it is found
Where plants or fungi were tried
SIN, Lombardia
Brescia-Caffaro
PhytoremediationMicrobial bioremediation
SIN, Cengio (Savona)
Cengio and Saliceto (ACNA)
PhytoremediationMycoremediationMicrobial bioremediation
Notable case, Jaduguda, India
Jadugoda uranium mine and tailings ponds
Phytoremediation
Notable case, Punjab (Kasur District), Pakistan
Kasur tanneries
Phytoremediation
Former SIN, Province di Caserta e Napoli
Litorale Domizio Flegreo and Agro Aversano ("Terra dei Fuochi")
Phytoremediation
SIN, Livorno, Collesalvetti
Livorno
Phytoremediation
Notable case, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Monchegorsk nickel-copper smelter and industrial barren
PhytoremediationMycoremediation
Trial, Toscana
Murlo, suoli serpentinitici
Phytoremediation
Trial, Albania
Pojskë, ultramafic Vertisol (nickel agromining)
Phytoremediation
SIN, Venezia
Porto Marghera (Venice)
PhytoremediationMicrobial bioremediation
SIN, Porto Torres, Sassari
Porto Torres industrial areas
Microbial bioremediation
Notable case, Tamil Nadu, India
Ranipet (TCCL chromium waste)
Microbial bioremediation
Trial, Malaysia
Sabah, tropical 'metal farm' on ultramafic soil
Phytoremediation
Notable case, Greater Sudbury, Canada
Sudbury
Phytoremediation
Notable case, Sukinda (Jajpur district), India
Sukinda chromite valley
Phytoremediation
SIN, Taranto, Statte
Taranto
Phytoremediation
The other sites with a page
In Italy
- BrindisiPuglia
- Bussi sul TirinoBussi sul Tirino, Bolognano (Pescara)
- Cogoleto-Stoppani chromium worksCogoleto e Arenzano (Genova)
- ManfredoniaManfredonia, Monte Sant'Angelo (Foggia)
- Massa and CarraraMassa, Carrara
- PiombinoPiombino (Livorno)
- Pitelli (La Spezia)La Spezia e Lerici
- Sarno river basinProvince di Salerno, Napoli e Avellino
- Sesto San Giovanni (former Falck steelworks)Sesto San Giovanni (Milano)
- Terni - PapignoUmbria
- Val Basento industrial areaValle del Basento (Matera)
Elsewhere in the world
- Athabasca oil sands tailings pondsFort McMurray, Canada
- Bhopal (former Union Carbide plant)Madhya Pradesh, India
- Corby (steelworks reclamation)England (Northamptonshire), United Kingdom
- Guiyu e-waste townGuiyu (Shantou), China
- KarabashKarabaš, Russia
- Kingston coal ash spillKingston, Roane County, United States
- NorilskNoril'sk, Russia
- Rum Jungle uranium-copper mineBatchelor, Australia
- Talvivaara mine (Sotkamo)Kainuu, Finland