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Despite the negative environmental connotation usually ascribed to secondary sulphate minerals due to the release of hazardous elements to aquifers and soils, jarosite acts as an efficient remover and immobilizer of such metals, particularly lead. The mineral chemistry of jarosite is reviewed and the results of a Fe K-edge XANES (X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure) study of K-, Na- and Pb-jarosite are described and discussed within the context of the abandoned old mines of S\u00e3o Domingos and Aljustrel located in southern Portugal, in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph8051575","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,5,13]],"date-time":"2011-05-13T11:42:42Z","timestamp":1305286962000},"page":"1575-1582","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["The Positive Environmental Contribution of Jarosite by Retaining Lead in Acid Mine Drainage Areas"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Maria-Ondina","family":"Figueiredo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Unity of Mineral Resources and Geophysics, Laborat\u00f3rio Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), Apartado 7586, 2721-866 Alfragide, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Teresa","family":"Pereira da Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unity of Mineral Resources and Geophysics, Laborat\u00f3rio Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), Apartado 7586, 2721-866 Alfragide, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,5,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Figueiredo, MO, Silva, TP, and Mir\u00e3o, JP (2007, January 1\u20135). 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