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Rare earth elements (REY) sorption on soils of contrasting mineralogy and texture by Dinali, Guilherme Soares, Root, Robert A., Amistadi, Mary Kay, Chorover, Jon, Lopes, Guilherme, Guilherme, Luiz Roberto Guimarães

“…Rare earth elements (REY) are the lanthanide elements (Z = 57–71), which have an ever-growing occurrence in present-day industries, agriculture, and modern…”
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Effect of silicic acid on arsenate and arsenite retention mechanisms on 6-L ferrihydrite: A spectroscopic and batch adsorption approach by Gao, Xiaodong, Root, Robert A., Farrell, James, Ela, Wendell, Chorover, Jon

“…•Competitive adsorption of arsenate and arsenite with Si on ferrihydrite was examined.•Silicic acid exhibits a negligible effect on arsenate sorption on…”
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Surficial weathering of iron sulfide mine tailings under semi-arid climate by Hayes, Sarah M, Root, Robert A, Perdrial, Nicolas, Maier, Raina, Chorover, Jon

“…Mine wastes introduce anthropogenic weathering profiles to the critical zone that often remain unvegetated for decades after mining cessation. As such, they…”
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Toxic metal(loid) speciation during weathering of iron sulfide mine tailings under semi-arid climate by Root, Robert A., Hayes, Sarah M., Hammond, Corin M., Maier, Raina M., Chorover, Jon

“…[Display omitted] •Within the oxidized mine tailings, Fe and S largely control toxic metal(loid) release.•As from arsenopyrite oxidation is complexed on…”
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Arsenic remediation by formation of arsenic sulfide minerals in a continuous anaerobic bioreactor by Rodriguez-Freire, Lucia, Moore, Sarah E., Sierra-Alvarez, Reyes, Root, Robert A., Chorover, Jon, Field, James A.

“…ABSTRACT Arsenic (As) is a highly toxic metalloid that has been identified at high concentrations in groundwater in certain locations around the world…”
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Arsenic in Drinking Water and Diabetes by Shakya, Aryatara, Dodson, Matthew, Artiola, Janick F, Ramirez-Andreotta, Monica, Root, Robert A, Ding, Xinxin, Chorover, Jon, Maier, Raina M

“…Arsenic is ubiquitous in soil and water environments and is consistently at the top of the Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry (ATSDR) substance…”
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Response of Key Soil Parameters during Compost-Assisted Phytostabilization in Extremely Acidic Tailings: Effect of Plant Species by Solís-Dominguez, Fernando A, White, Scott A, Hutter, Travis Borrillo, Amistadi, Mary Kay, Root, Robert A, Chorover, Jon, Maier, Raina M

“…Phytostabilization of mine tailings acts to mitigate both eolian dispersion and water erosion events which can disseminate barren tailings over large…”
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Arsenic sequestration by sorption processes in high-iron sediments by Root, Robert A., Dixit, Suvasis, Campbell, Kate M., Jew, Adam D., Hering, Janet G., O’Day, Peggy A.

“…High-iron sediments in North Haiwee Reservoir (Olancha, CA), resulting from water treatment for removal of elevated dissolved arsenic in the Los Angeles…”
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Soil Microbiome Dynamics During Pyritic Mine Tailing Phytostabilization: Understanding Microbial Bioindicators of Soil Acidification by Hottenstein, John D, Neilson, Julie W, Gil-Loaiza, Juliana, Root, Robert A, White, Scott A, Chorover, Jon, Maier, Raina M

“…Challenges to the reclamation of pyritic mine tailings arise from acid generation that severely constrains the growth of natural revegetation. While acid mine…”
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Dissolved arsenic and lead concentrations in rooftop harvested rainwater: Community generated dataset by Palawat, Kunal, Root, Robert A., Cruz, Luz Imelda, Foley, Theresa, Carella, Victoria, Beck, Charles, Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica

“…Here, we detail arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) concentrations in community science generated rooftop harvested rainwater data from Project Harvest (PH), a…”
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Metal Lability and Mass Transfer Response to Direct-Planting Phytostabilization of Pyritic Mine Tailings by Corin M. Hammond, Robert A. Root, Raina M. Maier, Jon Chorover

“…Understanding the temporal effects of organic matter input and water influx on metal lability and translocation is critical to evaluate the success of the…”
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Oxidative Weathering Decreases Bioaccessibility of Toxic Metal(loid)s in PM10 Emissions From Sulfide Mine Tailings by Thomas, Andrew N., Root, Robert A., Lantz, R. Clark, Sáez, A. Eduardo, Chorover, Jon

“…Environmental contamination from legacy mine waste deposits is a persistent problem due to the long history of hard‐rock mining. Sulfide ore deposits can…”
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Molecular speciation controls arsenic and lead bioaccessibility in fugitive dusts from sulfidic mine tailings by Root, Robert A, Chorover, Jon

“…Communities nearby mine wastes in arid and semi-arid regions are potentially exposed to high concentrations of toxic metal(loid)s from fugitive dusts deriving…”
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Environmental monitoring and exposure science dataset to calculate ingestion and inhalation of metal(loid)s through preschool gardening by Manjón, Iliana, Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica D., Sáez, A. Eduardo, Root, Robert A., Hild, Joanne, Janes, M. Katy, Alexander-Ozinskas, Annika

“…Metal(loid) contamination may pose an increased risk of exposure to children residing near legacy and active resource extraction sites. Children may be exposed…”
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Biochar-templated surface precipitation and inner-sphere complexation effectively removes arsenic from acid mine drainage by Wang, Dongmei, Root, Robert A., Chorover, Jon

“…Treatment of aqueous leachate from acid mine tailings with pristine biochar (BC) resulted in the removal of more than 90% of the dissolved arsenic with an…”
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Identification of key factors and mechanism determining arsenic mobilization in paddy soil-porewater-rice system by Kong, Shuqiong, Cai, Dawei, Shao, Yixian, Wei, Xiaguo, Yi, Zhihao, Root, Robert A., Chorover, Jon

“…Arsenic (As) mobilization in paddy fields poses significant health risks, necessitating a thorough understanding of the controlling factors and mechanisms to…”
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Arsenic and iron speciation and mobilization during phytostabilization of pyritic mine tailings by Hammond, Corin M., Root, Robert A., Maier, Raina M., Chorover, Jon

“…Particulate and dissolved metal(loid) release from mine tailings is of concern in (semi-)arid environments where tailings can remain barren of vegetation for…”
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The effect of biogeochemical redox oscillations on arsenic release from legacy mine tailings by Liu, Yizhang, Root, Robert A., Abramson, Nate, Fan, Lijun, Sun, Jing, Liu, Chengshuai, Chorover, Jon

“…Exposed and un-remediated metal(loid)-bearing mine tailings are susceptible to wind and water erosion that disperses toxic elements into the surrounding…”
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Release mechanism and interactions of cadmium and arsenic co-contaminated ferrihydrite by simulated in-vitro digestion assays by Bai, Bing, Kong, Shuqiong, Root, Robert A., Liu, Ruiqi, Wei, Xiaguo, Cai, Dawei, Chen, Yiyi, Chen, Jie, Yi, Zhihao, Chorover, Jon

“…Cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) co-contamination is widespread and threatens human health, therefore it is important to investigate the bioavailability of Cd and…”
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Mechanisms of Arsenic Sequestration by Prosopis juliflora during the Phytostabilization of Metalliferous Mine Tailings by Hammond, Corin M, Root, Robert A, Maier, Raina M, Chorover, Jon

“…Phytostabilization is a cost-effective long-term bioremediation technique for the immobilization of metalliferous mine tailings. However, the biogeochemical…”
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