Search Results - "Hursthouse, A S"

Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five European cities by Ajmone-Marsan, F., Biasioli, M., Kralj, T., Grčman, H., Davidson, C.M., Hursthouse, A.S., Madrid, L., Rodrigues, S.

“…Soils from Aveiro, Glasgow, Ljubljana, Sevilla and Torino have been investigated in view of their potential for translocation of potentially toxic elements…”
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Charting achievements: a two-year retrospective of the society for environmental geochemistry and health (SEGH) and the evolving strategies by Argyraki, A., Watts, M. J., Abdou, M., Ahmad, W., Ajayi, F. F., An, T., Barbieri, M., Biswas, J. K., Gaberšek, M., Gibson, G., Hashmi, M. Z., Humphrey, O. S., Hursthouse, A. S., Kaninga, B., Laniyan, T. A., Monteiro, C. E., Morton-Bermea, O., Olajide-Kayode, J., Olatunji, A. S., Onyangore, F., Osano, O., Potgieter-Vermaak, S., Prater, C., Purchase, D., Torrance, K.

“…Emerging from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is time to ground ourselves and retrospectively assess the recent achievements of SEGH over the past…”
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Editorial: The society for environmental geochemistry and health (SEGH): 50 years and beyond by Watts, M J, Argyraki, A, Barbieri, M, Brown, A, Button, M, Finkelman, R, Gibson, G, Humphrey, O, Huo, X, Hursthouse, A S, Kaninga, B, Marinho Reis, A. Paula, Middleton, D R S, Morton-Bermea, O, Nazarpour, A, Olatunji, A S, Osano, O, Potgieter-Vermaak, S, Prater, C, Torrance, K, Wong, M H, Zhang, C, Zia, M

“…First Published 19 January 2022 When the SEGH international board released a short editorial paper back in 2019, we described an aim to increase the membership…”
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Sediment fluxes and the littoral drift along northeast Andhra Pradesh Coast, India: estimation by remote sensing by Kunte, Pravin D., Alagarsamy, R., Hursthouse, A. S.

“…The littoral drift regime along the northeastern coast of India was investigated by analyzing coastal drift indicators and shoreline changes based on…”
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The variability of polychlorinated biphenyls levels in urban soils from five European cities by Cachada, A., Lopes, L.V., Hursthouse, A.S., Biasioli, M., Grčman, H., Otabbong, E., Davidson, C.M., Duarte, A.C.

“…The concentration of PCBs in topsoils from five European cities was assessed and the highest levels were found in Glasgow (Scotland), followed by Torino…”
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A review of regulatory decisions for environmental protection: Part I — Challenges in the implementation of national soil policies by Rodrigues, S.M., Pereira, M.E., da Silva, E. Ferreira, Hursthouse, A.S., Duarte, A.C.

“…Since many soil studies have already revealed the possible risks to human health and the environment arising from contaminated soils it is therefore crucial to…”
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Assessment of the Health Risk, Aesthetic and Agricultural Quality of Rainwater, Surface Water and Groundwater in the Shale Bedrock Areas, Southeastern Nigeria by Nganje, T. N, Hursthouse, A. S, Edet, Aniekan, Stirling, D, Adamu, C. I

“…Fifty water samples from rain, ponds, rivers, streams, hand dug wells and boreholes were collected from various locations within the shale bedrock terrain in…”
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Mercury in urban soils : A comparison of local spatial variability in six European cities by RODRIGUES, S, PEREIRA, M. E, OTABBONG, E, REINOSO, R, RUIZ-CORTES, E, URQUHART, G. J, VRSCAJ, B, DUARTE, A. C, AJMONE-MARSAN, F, DAVIDSON, C. M, GRCMAN, H, HOSSACK, I, HURSTHOUSE, A. S, LJUNG, K, MARTINI, C

“…The objective of this study was to quantify and assess for the first time the variability of total mercury in urban soils at a European level, using a…”
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A review of regulatory decisions for environmental protection: Part II—The case-study of contaminated land management in Portugal by Rodrigues, S.M., Pereira, M.E., da Silva, E. Ferreira, Hursthouse, A.S., Duarte, A.C.

“…This paper provides a case-study analysis of the challenges in the implementation of national soil policies, which was developed by the authors in Part I of…”
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Environmental geochemical signature of shale in pollution assessment of trace metals in soil and water in parts of southern Benue trough, southeastern Nigeria by Nganje, T. N., Adamu, C. I., Ekwere, A. S., Ibe, K. A., Edet, Aniekan, Hursthouse, A. S.

“…An investigation of environmental geochemistry of shale rock, soil and water in parts of Abakaliki, southern Benue Trough , Nigeria was carried out in order to…”
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Public health challenges as a result of contaminated water sources in Kumba, Cameroon by Nganje, T. N., Agbor, E. E., Adamu, C. I., Ukpong, A. J., Katte, B. F., Edet, A. E., Hursthouse, A. S.

“…Kumba, the largest city in the Southwest Region of Cameroon, is characterized by the prevalence of waterborne diseases due to ingestion of contaminated water…”
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Soil pollution by PAHs in urban soils: a comparison of three European cities by Morillo, E, Romero, A S, Maqueda, C, Madrid, L, Ajmone-Marsan, F, Grcman, H, Davidson, C M, Hursthouse, A S, Villaverde, J

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of contamination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in samples of urban soil from three…”
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Hydrochemistry of surface water and groundwater in the shale bedrock, Cross River Basin and Niger Delta Region, Nigeria by Nganje, T. N., Hursthouse, A. S., Edet, Aniekan, Stirling, D., Adamu, C. I.

“…Water chemistry in the shale bedrock of the Cretaceous-Tertiary of the Cross River and Niger Delta hydrological basins has been investigated using major ions…”
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The Biogeochemistry of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Clyde: Distribution and Source Evaluation by Edgar, P.J., Davies, I.M., Hursthouse, A.S., Matthews, J.E.

“…The River Clyde, on the West coast of Scotland, has a long history as a recipient of waste from heavy industries, including shipbuilding, textile…”
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Variability in concentrations of potentially toxic elements in urban parks from six European cities by Madrid, L, Diaz-Barrientos, E, Ruiz-Cortés, E, Reinoso, R, Biasioli, M, Davidson, C M, Duarte, A C, Grcman, H, Hossack, I, Hursthouse, A S, Kralj, T, Ljung, K, Otabbong, E, Rodrigues, S, Urquhart, G J, Ajmone-Marsan, F

“…Use of a harmonised sampling regime has allowed comparison of concentrations of copper, chromium, nickel, lead and zinc in six urban parks located in different…”
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Evaluation of methods for the assay of neptunium and other long-lived actinides in environmental matrices by HURSTHOUSE, A. S, BAXTER, M. S, MCKAY, K, LIVENS, F. R

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The relevance of speciation in the remediation of soils and sediments contaminated by metallic elements--an overview and examples from Central Scotland, UK by Hursthouse, A S

“…The environmental impact of metallic contaminants in soils and sediments is dependent both on the chemical speciation of the metal and the response of the…”
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Should acid ammonium oxalate replace hydroxylammonium chloride in step 2 of the revised BCR sequential extraction protocol for soil and sediment? by Davidson, Christine M, Hursthouse, Andrew S, Tognarelli, Donna M, Ure, Allan M, Urquhart, Graham J

“…The revised, four-step BCR sequential extraction for soil or sediment has been compared with an alternative procedure in which 0.2 mol l −1 ammonium oxalate…”
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An investigation of geochemical factors controlling the distribution of PCBs in intertidal sediments at a contamination hot spot, the Clyde Estuary, UK by Edgar, Petrena J, Hursthouse, Andrew S, Matthews, Joy E, Davies, Ian M

“…The concept that total organic C (TOC) is the main factor dominating the sorption of PCBs to sediment is over simplified. Numerous discrepancies are found when…”
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The concentration, distribution and health risk from potentially toxic elements in the soil - plant - water system developed on black shales in SE Nigeria by Nganje, T.N., Edet, A., Cuthbert, S., Adamu, C.I., Hursthouse, A.S.

“…Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are present in some natural geological materials and the black shales of southeastern Nigeria provides an example of this…”
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