Search Results - "Applied geochemistry"

Cadmium in soils and groundwater: A review by Kubier, Andreas, Wilkin, Richard T., Pichler, Thomas

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential trace element that is widely distributed in the environment. Both geogenic and anthropogenic sources can elevate Cd…”
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Groundwater chemistry and the Gibbs Diagram by Marandi, Andres, Shand, Paul

“…The ‘Gibbs Diagram’ represents some of the key processes controlling surface water chemistry. This review highlights that the processes listed on the Gibbs…”
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Vanadium geochemistry in the biogeosphere –speciation, solid-solution interactions, and ecotoxicity by Gustafsson, Jon Petter

“…Vanadium is a metal that receives increasing attention due to its possible toxicity and its increased use in society, i.e. in high-grade steel and in vanadium…”
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Characteristics and environmental aspects of slag: A review by Piatak, Nadine M., Parsons, Michael B., Seal, Robert R.

“…•Summarize mineralogy and geochemistry of ferrous and non-ferrous slags.•Discuss potential environmental issues related to weathering of slag dumps.•Outline…”
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Mine tailings dams: Characteristics, failure, environmental impacts, and remediation by Kossoff, D., Dubbin, W.E., Alfredsson, M., Edwards, S.J., Macklin, M.G., Hudson-Edwards, K.A.

“…On a global scale demand for the products of the extractive industries is ever increasing. Extraction of the targeted resource results in the concurrent…”
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The processing methods of geochemical exploration data: past, present, and future by Zuo, Renguang, Wang, Jian, Xiong, Yihui, Wang, Ziye

“…Geochemical exploration data is popular in mineral exploration in that it plays a notable role in discovering unknown mineral deposits. In this study, we…”
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Fluorine in the environment, a review of its sources and geochemistry by Fuge, Ron

“…While F is an essential constituent of some rock-forming minerals such as fluorite and apatite, its major occurrence in the lithosphere is within…”
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy – A geochemical tool for the 21st century by Harmon, Russell S., Senesi, Giorgio S.

“…Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a simple, straightforward, and versatile form of atomic emission spectroscopy that focuses a rapidly-pulsed…”
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Hydrogeochemistry and microbiology of mine drainage: An update by Nordstrom, D. Kirk, Blowes, David W., Ptacek, Carol J.

“…•A review of recent geochemical and microbiological research on acid-mine drainage.•Effective remediation can benefit from focused research.•Effective…”
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Uranium in natural waters and the environment: Distribution, speciation and impact by Smedley, P.L., Kinniburgh, D.G.

“…The concentrations of U in natural waters are usually low, being typically less than 4 μg/L in river water, around 3.3 μg/L in open seawater, and usually less…”
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GEMAS: Establishing geochemical background and threshold for 53 chemical elements in European agricultural soil by Reimann, Clemens, Fabian, Karl, Birke, Manfred, Filzmoser, Peter, Demetriades, Alecos, Négrel, Philippe, Oorts, Koen, Matschullat, Jörg, de Caritat, Patrice, Albanese, S., Anderson, M., Baritz, R., Batista, M.J., Bel-Ian, A., Cicchella, D., De Vivo, B., De Vos, W., Dinelli, E., Ďuriš, M., Dusza-Dobek, A., Eggen, O.A., Eklund, M., Ernsten, V., Flight, D.M.A., Forrester, S., Fügedi, U., Gilucis, A., Gosar, M., Gregorauskiene, V., De Groot, W., Gulan, A., Halamić, J., Haslinger, E., Hayoz, P., Hoogewerff, J., Hrvatovic, H., Husnjak, S., Jähne-Klingberg, F., Janik, L., Jordan, G., Kaminari, M., Kirby, J., Klos, V., Kwećko, P., Kuti, L., Ladenberger, A., Lima, A., Locutura, J., Lucivjansky, P., Mann, A., Mackovych, D., McLaughlin, M., Malyuk, B.I., Maquil, R., Meuli, R.G., Mol, G., O'Connor, P., Ottesen, R.T., Pasnieczna, A., Petersell, V., Pfleiderer, S., Poňavič, M., Prazeres, C., Radusinović, S., Rauch, U., Salpeteur, I., Scanlon, R., Schedl, A., Scheib, A., Schoeters, I., Šefčik, P., Sellersjö, E., Slaninka, I., Soriano-Disla, J.M., Šorša, A., Svrkota, R., Stafilov, T., Tarvainen, T., Tendavilov, V., Valera, P., Verougstraete, V., Vidojević, D., Zissimos, A., Zomeni, Z., Sadeghi, M.

“…The GEMAS (geochemical mapping of agricultural soil) project collected 2108 Ap horizon soil samples from regularly ploughed fields in 33 European countries,…”
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Soil contamination near non-ferrous metal smelters: A review by Ettler, Vojtěch

“…This review summarizes over 160 studies focused on soil contamination near non-ferrous metal smelters. The methods of these investigations were examined with…”
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Geochemical and mineralogical aspects of sulfide mine tailings by Lindsay, Matthew B.J., Moncur, Michael C., Bain, Jeffrey G., Jambor, John L., Ptacek, Carol J., Blowes, David W.

“…•Geochemistry and mineralogy of sulfide mine tailings are reviewed.•Case studies highlight metal(loid) release, transport and attenuation…”
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Evaluation of geochemical reactivity of hydrogen in sandstone: Application to geological storage by Yekta, Alireza E., Pichavant, Michel, Audigane, Pascal

“…The use of hydrogen as an alternative for electric energy storage has emerged recently. Being composed of small molecules, hydrogen has a strong ability to…”
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Experimental investigation of main controls to methane adsorption in clay-rich rocks by Ji, Liming, Zhang, Tongwei, Milliken, Kitty L., Qu, Junli, Zhang, Xiaolong

“…► The difference in clay mineral type is one key element controlling CH4 adsorption in clay-rich rocks. ► BET surface area is a primary proxy for CH4…”
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Human-accelerated weathering increases salinization, major ions, and alkalinization in fresh water across land use by Kaushal, Sujay S., Duan, Shuiwang, Doody, Thomas R., Haq, Shahan, Smith, Rose M., Newcomer Johnson, Tamara A., Newcomb, Katie Delaney, Gorman, Julia, Bowman, Noah, Mayer, Paul M., Wood, Kelsey L., Belt, Kenneth T., Stack, William P.

“…Human-dominated land uses can increase transport of major ions in streams due to the combination of human-accelerated weathering and anthropogenic salts…”
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Hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality assessment of high fluoride levels in the Yanchi endorheic region, northwest China by Wu, Chu, Wu, Xiong, Qian, Cheng, Zhu, Ge

“…Groundwater is the primary source of water for irrigation and domestic purposes in the Yanchi endorheic region, an arid area in northwest China. A…”
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Iodine and human health, the role of environmental geochemistry and diet, a review by Fuge, Ron, Johnson, Christopher C.

“…Iodine is an essential element in the human diet and a deficiency can lead to a number of health outcomes collectively termed iodine deficiency disorders…”
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Contamination, bioaccessibility and human health risk of heavy metals in exposed-lawn soils from 28 urban parks in southern China's largest city, Guangzhou by Gu, Yang-Guang, Gao, Yan-Peng, Lin, Qin

“…The total concentrations and oral bioaccessibility of heavy metals in surface-exposed lawn soils from 28 urban parks in Guangzhou were investigated, and the…”
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Thallium in the environment: A critical review focused on natural waters, soils, sediments and airborne particles by Belzile, Nelson, Chen, Yu-Wei

“…Thallium is a non essential and highly toxic metal listed by USEPA and the European Water Framework Directive as a priority pollutant. It is present in the…”
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