Search Results - "Journal of geochemical exploration"

A comparison of technologies for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils by Khalid, Sana, Shahid, Muhammad, Niazi, Nabeel Khan, Murtaza, Behzad, Bibi, Irshad, Dumat, Camille

“…Soil contamination with persistent and potentially (eco)toxic heavy metal(loid)s is ubiquitous around the globe. Concentration of these heavy metal(loid)s in…”
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An assessment of groundwater quality for irrigation and drinking purposes around brick kilns in three districts of Balochistan province, Pakistan, through water quality index and multivariate statistical approaches by Khanoranga, Khalid, Sofia

“…Groundwater quality monitoring is important in an arid region like Balochistan province, Pakistan. This province is characterized by lack of recharge, high…”
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Recovery potential of rare earth elements from mining and industrial residues: A review and cases studies by Costis, Sophie, Mueller, Kristin K., Coudert, Lucie, Neculita, Carmen Mihaela, Reynier, Nicolas, Blais, Jean-Francois

“…Rare earth elements (REE) are critical resources and of strategic importance as they are used in many applications, including emerging technologies. As a…”
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A data augmentation approach to XGboost-based mineral potential mapping: An example of carbonate-hosted Zn Pb mineral systems of Western Iran by Parsa, Mohammad

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Data analysis methods for prospectivity modelling as applied to mineral exploration targeting: State-of-the-art and outlook by Yousefi, Mahyar, Carranza, Emmanuel John M., Kreuzer, Oliver P., Nykänen, Vesa, Hronsky, Jon M.A., Mihalasky, Mark J.

“…Mineral exploration targeting is a highly complex decision-making task. Two key risk factors, the quality of exploration data and robustness of the underlying…”
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Fractal/multifractal modeling of geochemical data: A review by Zuo, Renguang, Wang, Jian

“…Over the past several decades, a wide range of complex structures or phenomena of interest to geologists and geochemists has been quantitatively characterized…”
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Predicting heavy metal contents by applying machine learning approaches and environmental covariates in west of Iran by Azizi, Kamran, Ayoubi, Shamsollah, Nabiollahi, Kamal, Garosi, Younes, Gislum, Rene

“…The cuurent study was performed to predict spatial distribution of some heavy metals (Ni, Fe, Cu, Mn) in western Iran, using environmental covariates and…”
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A review of pXRF (field portable X-ray fluorescence) applications for applied geochemistry by Lemiere, Bruno

“…In the last thirty years, portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) has grown from prototypes to being a key technique for field geochemical analyses, especially for…”
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Heavy metals of surface sediments in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary: Distribution, speciation and environmental risks by He, Zhongfa, Li, Fangliang, Dominech, Salvatore, Wen, Xiaohua, Yang, Shouye

“…Terrigenous sediment in estuarine environments serves as a major sink for heavy metals sourced from land, and thus has been widely used for the investigation…”
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Multivariate statistical analysis and geochemical modeling for geochemical assessment of groundwater of Delhi, India by Singh, Chander Kumar, Kumar, Anand, Shashtri, Satyanarayan, Kumar, Alok, Kumar, Pankaj, Mallick, Javed

“…Groundwater is the most important source of drinking waters supply in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of, New Delhi, India. A diverse geological and…”
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Spatial risk assessment and sources identification of heavy metals in surface sediments from the Dongting Lake, Middle China by Li, Fei, Huang, Jinhui, Zeng, Guangming, Yuan, Xingzhong, Li, Xiaodong, Liang, Jie, Wang, Xiaoyu, Tang, Xiaojiao, Bai, Bing

“…Surface sediment (0–10cm) samples were collected from 12 typical sites throughout the Dongting Lake. Samples were detected by inductively coupled plasma–mass…”
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Raman spectroscopy for fluid inclusion analysis by Frezzotti, Maria Luce, Tecce, Francesca, Casagli, Alessio

“…Raman spectroscopy is a versatile non-destructive technique for fluid inclusion analysis, with a wide field of applications ranging from qualitative detection…”
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Hydrogeochemical controls and human health risk assessment of groundwater fluoride and boron in the semi-arid North East region of Ghana by Zango, Musah Saeed, Sunkari, Emmanuel Daanoba, Abu, Mahamuda, Lermi, Abdurrahman

“…In this study, eighty-eight (88) samples were collected from active boreholes in the North East region of Ghana and analyzed for concentrations of the…”
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Characterization of heavy metals in coal gangue-reclaimed soils from a coal mining area by Tang, Quan, Li, Liyuan, Zhang, Song, Zheng, Liugen, Miao, Chunhui

“…Coal gangue is practically used as a filling material for soil reclamation in the coal mining subsidence areas. Due to the toxic elements enriched in coal…”
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Acid rock drainage prediction: A critical review by Dold, Bernhard

“…Acid rock drainage (ARD) prediction is a very important issue in order to predict and prevent environmental pollution associated with mining activities…”
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Multivariate and geostatistical analyses of the spatial distribution and source of arsenic and heavy metals in the agricultural soils in Shunde, Southeast China by Cai, Limei, Xu, Zhencheng, Bao, Peng, He, Mei, Dou, Lei, Chen, Laiguo, Zhou, Yongzhang, Zhu, Yong-Guan

“…An extensive survey was conducted in the study to determine the spatial distribution and possible sources of As and heavy metals in the agricultural soils in…”
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Adsorption isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics of nitrate and phosphate in binary systems on a novel adsorbent derived from corn stalks by Fan, Chunhui, Zhang, Yingchao

“…Novel adsorbents from raw corn stalks (RCS) were synthesised after cellulose isolation followed by modification with epichlorohydrin, N,N-dimethylformamide,…”
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Heavy metals in river surface sediments affected with multiple pollution sources, South China: Distribution, enrichment and source apportionment by Liao, Jianbo, Chen, Jian, Ru, Xuan, Chen, Jundong, Wu, Haizhen, Wei, Chaohai

“…Understanding sources and fate of heavy metals in river basin is crucial for assessing risks associated with human and ecosystem exposure. To provide basic…”
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Mapping the impact of environmental pollutants on human health and environment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sharma, Amit Kumar, Sharma, Munish, Sharma, Arvind Kumar, Sharma, Munit, Sharma, Munish

“…The main aim of this review article is to present a systematic review on “Mapping the Impact of Environmental Pollutants on Human Health and Environment: A…”
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Multiple factors control groundwater chemistry and quality of multi-layer groundwater system in Northwest China coalfield — Using self-organizing maps (SOM) by Qu, Shen, Shi, Zheming, Liang, Xiangyang, Wang, Guangcai, Han, Jiaqian

“…Yuheng Coalfield is a typical Jurassic coal mine with a multi-layer groundwater system but it is exposed to an arid and semi-arid climate with scarce water…”
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