Groundwater fluoride contamination, probable release, and containment mechanisms: a review on Indian context.

abstract：:This study evaluates indoor air concentrations of CO2, NO2, and O3 and their relationship to other indoor environmental factors in facilities with occupants susceptible to air contaminants, such as hospitals, senior specialized hospitals, elderly care facilities, and postnatal care centers. Indoor air samples were col...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Hwang SH,Park WM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations were determined in 16 topsoils (0-10 cm) collected across the site of a former tar works in NE England. The soils were prepared in the laboratory to two different particle size fractions: <250 μm (fraction A) and >250 μm to <2 mm (fraction B). Sixteen priority PAHs ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lorenzi D,Cave M,Dean JR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of phosphorus and nitrogen from non-point source pollution (NPS) in the Taihu Lake region was investigated through case study and surveying in the town of Xueyan, From experimental results coupled with survey and statistics in the studied area, the distribution of nitrogen and phosphorus input to the ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Guo HY,Wang XR,Zhu JG

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panasqueira mine is a tin-tungsten mineralization hosted by metasediments with quartz veins rich in ferberite. The mineralization also comprises wolframite, cassiterite, chalcopyrite, several sulfides, carbonates and silver sulfosalts. The mining and beneficiation processes produce arsenic-rich mine wastes laid up in ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ávila PF,Ferreira da Silva E,Candeias C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the change in global climate and environment, water scarcity has been of great concern around the word and exacerbated by serious pollution in water resources. Pollutants accumulated in sediments are threatening water safety and ecological security. Different from others focusing on prevalent heavy metals (Cu, Pb...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Li H,Yang J,Ye B,Jiang D

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary ingestion of radionuclides by human may lead to many hazardous effects such as cancers. No studies have been conducted to estimate the levels of radioactivity dosage received from Sri Lankan homemade foods. In order to find out the levels of radionuclides in Sri Lankan cooked foods, meal plans (n = 11) that ar...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Jayasinghe C,Molligoda V,Attanayaka T,Waduge V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jurassic ironstones outcropping over parts of eastern England give rise to soils with arsenic concentrations in excess of the UK soil guideline value of 20 mg kg(-1) for residential areas. Total arsenic concentrations were determined for 73 ironstone derived soils and bioaccessible arsenic determined using an in vitro...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Palumbo-Roe B,Cave MR,Klinck BA,Wragg J,Taylor H,O'Donnell KE,Shaw RA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mamut Copper Mine (MCM) located in Sabah (Malaysia) on Borneo Island was the only Cu-Au mine that operated in the country. During its operation (1975-1999), the mine produced 2.47 Mt of concentrate containing approximately 600,000 t of Cu, 45 t of Au and 294 t of Ag, and generated about 250 Mt of overburden and wa...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： van der Ent A,Edraki M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary calculi have been recognized as one of the most painful medical disorders. Tenable knowledge of the phase composition of the stones is very important to elucidate an underlying etiology of the stone disease. We report here the results of quantitative X-ray diffraction phase analysis performed on 278 kidney sto...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Uvarov V,Popov I,Shapur N,Abdin T,Gofrit ON,Pode D,Duvdevani M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine is an essential micronutrient for human health; phytofortification is a means of improving humans' nutritional iodine status. However, knowledge of iodine uptake and translocation in plants remains limited. In this paper, plant uptake mechanisms were assessed in short-term experiments (24 h) using labelled radi...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Humphrey OS,Young SD,Bailey EH,Crout NMJ,Ander EL,Hamilton EM,Watts MJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is imperative to comprehend the level and spatial distribution of soil pollution with heavy metals to find sustainable management approaches for affected soils. Selected heavy metals (Mn, Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr, Ni, As, Co, and Cd) and physiochemical parameters were appraised for 620 samples from industrial, agricultural a...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Keshavarzi A,Kumar V,Ertunç G,Brevik EC

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Brick tea contains high concentration of fluoride. The aim of the present work was to explore whether and how the brick tea is a risk factor for dental caries and dental fluorosis among Tibetan children in Ganzi. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 368 12-year-old Tibetan children in Ganzi. Dental caries was me...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Zhang R,Cheng L,Zhang T,Xu T,Li M,Yin W,Jiang Q,Yang Y,Hu T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds are persistent, carcinogenic, and mutagenic. When PAHs enter agricultural soils through sewage sludge, they pose an environmental risk to soil organisms, including earthworms. Therefore, we aimed to determine the toxic effects of PAHs on earthworms. Five PAHs were used: ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Nam TH,Jeon HJ,Mo HH,Cho K,Ok YS,Lee SE

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Yucca Mountain is being considered as a geological repository for the USA's spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste. Numerous groundwater seeps appeared during March 2005 within the exploratory studies facility (ESF), a tunnel excavated in the mountain. Because of the relevance to radionuclide transport and un...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Cizdziel JV,Guo C,Steinberg SM,Yu Z,Johannesson KH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With respect to water crisis, using urban wastewater to irrigate urban green spaces is an upcoming strategy. The pollution of lands irrigated with wastewater is one of the upcoming challenges. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate contamination indices of soils irrigated with wastewater. In this stu...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Parvanak K,Khamisabadi A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total concentrations of arsenic in surface (0-15cm) garden soils in the historical mining area of Hayle-Camborne-Godolphin, Cornwall, England are large and range widely (144-892 μg/g). Amounts of water soluble and acid-fluoride extractable soil arsenic are significantly correlated with total content.Examination of 6 s...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Xu J,Thornton I

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An attempt is made to synthesize the epidemiological literature and identify salient factors from the multitude of potential antecedents of gastric cancer, factors which to a greater or lesser degree create nonrandom variations in the distribution of the disease. Implicit in this approach is the notion that observatio...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Matthews SA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine has long been recognised as an important element environmentally. Despite this there are many gaps in our knowledge of its geochemistry and even where information is available much of this is based on old data which, in the light of recent data, are suspect.Iodine forms few independent minerals and is unlikely ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Fuge R,Johnson CC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban soils in medium- and large-sized cities generally have shown elevated contents of environmentally important trace metals (e.g. lead, copper, zinc). Such high concentrations in soils of green areas, mainly recreational areas, can be a source of potentially toxic elements and pose a risk for human health. Thus the...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Madrid F,Romero AS,Madrid L,Maqueda C

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Soils from old Au-mine tailings (La Petite Faye, France) were investigated in relation to the natural vegetation cover to evaluate the risk of metals and metalloids (Pb, As, Sb) mobilizing and their potential transfer to native plants (Graminea, Betula pendula, Pteridium aquilinum, Equisetum telmateia). The soils are ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Wanat N,Joussein E,Soubrand M,Lenain JF

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Causes of Keshan-Beck disease (KBD) are still being probed and monitored in China. Relationships between trace elements from eco-environmental systems and KBD are poorly understood although relationships between environmental Se and human health have received extensive attention. In order to investigate relationships ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Fang W,Wu P,Hu R,Huang Z

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight soil samples from a sondage excavated through a 6- metre stratified tell (Gomoiava, in central Yugoslavia) have been analysed for nine biophile elements: Mg, Sr, Zn, Cu, Ni, Mn, Cr, Pb and B. The site was occupied from 7000 BC to 500 AD (calendar years). The results have been collated with earlier estimat...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ottaway JH,Matthews MR

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the evaluation of geo- and bioavailability of trace elements, including heavy metals, present in a typical serpentinite-derived soil of the Pollino Massif (Southern Italy). Precisely, the research was aimed to (1) assess processes and factors controlling the mobility of metals in the soil in orde...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Summa V,Boccia P,Lettino A,Margiotta S,Palma A,Ragone PP,Sinisi R,Zanellato M,Sturchio E

更新日期：2020-07-01 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 present study deals with the assessment of sequential extraction of particulate matter (PM)-bound metals and the potential health risks associated with them in a growing metropolitan city (Pune) of India. The average mass concentration of both PM2.5-10 and PM2.5 exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards....

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Jan R,Roy R,Yadav S,Satsangi PG

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dominant use of coal in power sectors has been associated with adverse environmental impacts. Ambient air monitoring for the two size fractions of particulate matter, respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) and non-respirable suspended particulate matter (NRSPM) in the downwind and upwind directions of a la...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Sharma R,Pervez S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ingestion of food grain grown in metal-contaminated soils may cause serious effects on human health. This study assessed the concentrations of Pb, As, Cd and Zn in agricultural soils and in rice grains near a former secondary lead smelter in Khulna, Bangladesh. It analyzed 29 samples of surface soil and rice grain col...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Islam MA,Akber MA,Rahman MB,Rahman MA,Haque MA,Islam MA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High Arsenic concentrations (up to 200 mg kg(-1)) are found in macadam products from Dannemora Iron Mine in central Sweden. Monitoring the As, Pb, Zn and Cu concentrations in different macadam products shows that the highest amounts of the metals investigated appear in the fine fractions, 0-2 mm. Because of these rela...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Qvarfort U

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00