Chemical fractionation and health risk assessment of particulate matter-bound metals in Pune, India.

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) accumulation and pollution in arable soils are particularly serious in the lower reaches of the Minjiang River in southwest of China. In this study, the remediation efficiency of Cd contamination in arable soils, the distribution pattern of Cd concentration in crops, and the food safety to humans of three...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Liu Y,Liu K,Li Y,Yang W,Wu F,Zhu P,Zhang J,Chen L,Gao S,Zhang L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence for on site biodegradation may be difficult to provide at heterogeneous sites without additional experiments in controlled laboratory conditions. In this study, microbial activities measured as CO2 and CH4 production were compared in situ, in intact soil cores and in bottle microcosms containing sieved soils....

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Björklöf K,Salminen J,Sainio P,Jørgensen K

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results from a study of the organic composition of rainwater collected at Tianhe district of Guangzhou city, P.R. China, during the dry season. Several special setups of a pyrex bottle with a glass funnel were used for the collection of the rainwater. Three fractions (aliphatics, PAHs and fatty ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Xu T,Song Z,Liu J,Wang C,Wei J,Chen H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review paper, various methods for arsenic removal from water have been described by explaining the related mechanisms of each methods. Advantages and drawbacks were discussed. Membrane methods were suggested as reliable methods for elimination of arsenic from water in addition to other conventional separation ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Höll WH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural dissolved organic matter (DOM) in groundwater plays a crucial role in mobilizing arsenic (As). The complex contribution of DOM sources makes it hard to predict how the variation of environmental conditions would affect the distribution of As concentrations. Identifying the carbon isotope fractionation of DOM i...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Zhang Y,Gan Y,Yu K,Han L

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The study deals with the analyses of springs and wells at the base of Montepugliano Hill that represents the SE edge of the wide carbonate Matese massif (Campania, southern Italy). At the base of the hill, from west to east and for almost one kilometre, cold springs HCO3-Ca type (Grassano springs, ~ 4.5 m3/s; TDS: abo...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Corniello A,Guida M,Stellato L,Trifuoggi M,Carraturo F,Del Gaudio E,Del Giudice C,Forte G,Giarra A,Iorio M,Marzaioli F,Toscanesi M

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of electrokinetic (EK) remediation technology has been successfully demonstrated for the remediation of heavy metal-contaminated fine-grained soils through laboratory scale and field application studies. Arsenic contamination in soil is a serious problem affecting both site use and groundwater quality. T...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Kim SO,Kim WS,Kim KW

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study concentrations of selected metals viz., Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, Ni, Pb and Zn in surface soils of Sialkot city known worldwide for tanneries and pharmaceutical industries were measured to assess the status of urban soil pollution and to identify sources of contamination. Hierarchical cluster a...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Malik RN,Jadoon WA,Husain SZ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews from the geological and biological perspectives the achievements of Russian researchers in the field of geophagy, which have not been published in English. It is focused on publications in Russian language about (1) animal behavior related to geophagy, (2) mineral and chemical composition as well as...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Panichev AM,Golokhvast KS,Gulkov AN,Chekryzhov IY

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study examined the impact of raking and fish bioturbation on modulating phosphorus (P) concentrations in the water and sediment under different trophic conditions. An outdoor experiment was set to monitor physicochemical and microbiological parameters of water and sediment influencing P diagenesis. A pilot study w...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Biswas JK,Hazra S,Majumdar J,Mandal SK,Shaheen SM,Sarkar SK,Meissner R,Meers E,Rinklebe J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The south-west of England was designated by the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) as the first 'Radon Affected Area', as over 1% of the housing stock is estimated to have an indoor radon concentration in excess of the 200 Bq m(-3) Action Level. The situation is even worse for houses situated above uranifer...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Varley NR,Flowers AG

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on the oral bioaccessibility and children health risks of metal(loid)s (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) in soil/indoor dust of school and households from Lanzhou, China. The simple bioaccessibility extraction test method was applied to assess bioaccessibility, and children's health risk was assessed ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ma J,Li Y,Liu Y,Wang X,Lin C,Cheng H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of arsenic poisonings near Granite Falls in Snohomish County, Washington, were identified during 1985-87. An initial investigation revealed the source of arsenic exposure to be high levels of arsenic in well water. A large number of wells in eastern Snohomish County were tested, residents were interviewed and...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Frost F,Franke D,Pierson K,Woodruff L,Raasina B,Davis R,Davies J

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New lines of evidence suggest that less than 10% of neurodegenerative diseases have a strict genetic aetiology and other factors may be prevalent. Environmental exposures to potentially toxic elements appear to be a risk factor for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and sclerosis diseases. This study proposes a multidisciplinar...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Cabral Pinto MMS,Marinho-Reis AP,Almeida A,Ordens CM,Silva MMVG,Freitas S,Simões MR,Moreira PI,Dinis PA,Diniz ML,Ferreira da Silva EA,Condesso de Melo MT

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stabilization efficiencies of arsenic (As) in contaminated soil were evaluated using various additives such as limestone, steel mill slag, granular ferric hydroxide (GFH), and mine sludge collected from an acid mine drainage treatment system. The soil samples were collected from the Chungyang area, where abandoned...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ko MS,Kim JY,Bang S,Lee JS,Ko JI,Kim KW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the geochemical mechanism liable for fluoride contamination in groundwater and its health effects on the people of the Shanmuganadhi River basin, Tamil Nadu, India, 61 groundwater samples were collected during post- and pre-monsoon seasons from the wells used for drinking purposes. Collected samples...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Aravinthasamy P,Karunanidhi D,Subramani T,Srinivasamoorthy K,Anand B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of cultivated consumed vegetables in relation to environmental pollution is a crucial issue for urban and peri-urban areas, which host the majority of people at the global scale. In order to evaluate the fate of metals in urban soil-plant-atmosphere systems and their consequences on human exposure, a field...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Xiong T,Dumat C,Pierart A,Shahid M,Kang Y,Li N,Bertoni G,Laplanche C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study outlines a methodological approach to evaluate the environmental risk from integrating data of Aniline in groundwater near to coal-based industries using fuzzy logic, and a comprehensive artificial intelligence approach and the results were validated using conventional risk assessment approach. The Aniline ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Mohanta VL,Mishra BK

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent decades, the problem of the constantly increasin level of anthropogenic load on the environment is becoming more and more acute. Some of the most dangerous pollutants entering the environment from industrial emissions are heavy metals. These pollutants are not susceptible to biodegradation over time, which l...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Chaplygin V,Mandzhieva S,Minkina T,Sushkova S,Kizilkaya R,Gülser C,Zamulina I,Kravtsova N,Lobzenko I,Chernikova N

更新日期：2019-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The contamination of groundwater in the aquifer of the La Llagosta basin (Besòs river basin) due to waste disposal in quarries formerly used for the extraction of dry raw materials has led to the cessation of groundwater extraction for public water supply. The mobilization of pollutants was largely caused by fluctuati...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Navarro A,Carbonell M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations were analysed in the organic film on the glass surfaces of different functional areas in central Shanghai. Concentration levels of total PAHs in the organic film ranged from 1,348.5 to 4,007.9 ng m(-2). The concentration of PAHs was lowest in parks and green space...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Yu Y,Yang Y,Liu M,Zheng X,Liu Y,Wang Q,Liu W

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic is present in airborne particulate material released by coal-fired power plants and non-ferrous metal smelters. We have assessed whether the physico-chemical properties of arsenic in such particles play a role in its lung retention and uptake by the body. Female hamsters were given a single intratracheal insti...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Buchet JP,Lauwerys RR,Yager JW

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Populations living in the Southwest United States are more likely to be exposed to elevated drinking water arsenic levels compared to other areas of the country. Skin changes, including hyperpigmentation and generalized hyperkeratosis, are the most common signs of chronic arsenic ingestion from drinking water. The pur...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Tollestrup K,Frost FJ,Cristiani M,McMillan GP,Calderon RL,Padilla RS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors controlling the soil radon level in the present site were found to be changing air-filled porosity caused by fluctuations in moisture content, differences between the atmospheric and soil temperatures as well as volumetric (226)Ra content of the soil. The radon activity increased significantly in early...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Fujiyoshi R,Kinoshita M,Sawamura S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite some researches indicating the possibility of correlation being induced by the common variable effect, correlation plots of ionic ratio (Na+/Cl-) versus ionic concentration (Cl-) still remain popular for interpreting the causes of groundwater salinization. There were doubts about relevance of spurious correlat...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Keesari T,Dauji S

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work a two-stage process combining soil electrokinetic remediation and liquid electrochemical oxidation for the remediation of polluted soil with organic compounds has been developed and evaluated using phenanthrene-spiked kaolinite. Application of an unenhanced electrokinetic process resulted in negligible re...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Alcántara T,Pazos M,Cameselle C,Sanromán MA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:European floodplain soils are frequently contaminated with potentially toxic inorganic substances. We used a multi-surface model to estimate the aqueous concentrations of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in three Mollic Fluvisols from the Central Elbe River (Germany). The model considered complexation in solution and interaction...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Rennert T,Rinklebe J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary investigation reveals that fluorosis is reported due to the continuous intake of fluoride-rich groundwater in Vattamalikarai River basin, Tamil Nadu, India. A detailed study was attempted for evaluating the health risks associated with the intake of fluoride-rich groundwater supplied to the rural community...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Arya S,Subramani T,Vennila G,Karunanidhi D

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental lead contamination in Uruguay became a matter of public concern in 2001, when cases of children with blood lead levels (BLL) higher than 20 μg/dl appeared in some low-income neighborhoods of Montevideo, being 10 μg/dl the intervention reference BLL. The aim of this paper is to show the results of multidi...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Cousillas A,Pereira L,Heller T,Alvarez C,Mañay N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groundwater pollution in tropical and human-altered coastal landscapes is receiving novel attention due to decreasing in annual recharge as a consequence of recurrent droughts and overexploitation, whereby saline intrusion, point and diffuse source contamination, and water conflicts are common denominators. This study...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Sánchez-Gutiérrez R,Mena-Rivera L,Sánchez-Murillo R,Fonseca-Sánchez A,Madrigal-Solís H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00