Geochemical assessment and spatial analysis of heavy metals pollution around coal-fired power station.

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the feasibility of processing soil and lead-based paint (LBP) abatement waste through primary and secondary lead smelting facilities. The main objectives were to determine the compatibility of soil and LBP abatement waste with lead smelting circuits; the costs associated with tra...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Putnam RD,Vornberg DL,Putnam R

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:The objective of this study was to assess the bulk chemical composition as well as the extent and severity of heavy metal contamination in the paddy soil of Kocani Field (eastern Macedonia). The results revealed that the paddy soil of the western part of Kocani Field is severely contaminated with Pb, Zn, As and Cd in ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Dolenec T,Serafimovski T,Tasev G,Dobnikar M,Dolenec M,Rogan N

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：: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：:The lead (Pb) content in atmospheric deposition was determined at 42 sampling sites in Baoshan District of Shanghai, China. Based on exposure and dose-response assessments, the health risk caused by Pb exposure in atmospheric deposition was investigated. The results indicated that Pb was significantly accumulated in a...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Chen Y,Wang J,Shi G,Sun X,Chen Z,Xu S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The solution culture, paddy soil culture and the simulation experiments in the laboratory were conducted to clarify the interactions between selenium and phosphorus, and its effects on the growth and selenium accumulation in rice. Results revealed that a suitable supply of selenium could promote rice growth and excess...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Liu Q,Wang DJ,Jiang XJ,Cao ZH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The total content of trace elements was examined in some arable soils developed from boulder loam and silt formations of the Middle Poland and Baltic glaciations (62 profiles). Mean element concentrations calculated on the basis of chemical and statistical analyses were as follows: Mn = 322; Zn = 36; Cr = 30; Ni = 12....

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Czarnowska K,Gworek B

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate potential human and ecological risks associated with metals in fish and crayfish from mining in the Tri-States Mining District (TSMD). Crayfish (Orconectes spp.) and fish of six frequently consumed species (common carp, Cyprinus carpio; channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus; ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Schmitt CJ,Brumbaugh WG,Linder GL,Hinck JE

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioleaching of As from the soil in an abandoned Ag-Au mine was carried out using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans. A. ferrooxidans is an iron oxidizer and A. thiooxidans is a sulfur oxidizer. These two microbes are acidophilic and chemoautotrophic microbes. Soil samples were collected f...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ko MS,Park HS,Kim KW,Lee JU

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a major agricultural province in China, it is necessary to study the content of heavy metals in farmland soil and crop in Jilin Province and to evaluate the risks to ecology and human health. This study presented the work completed on 79 soil samples, 10 rice samples, 66 maize samples and 15 soybean samples collect...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Peng J,Li F,Zhang J,Chen Y,Cao T,Tong Z,Liu X,Liang X,Zhao X

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liming materials have been used to immobilize heavy metals in contaminated soils. However, no studies have evaluated the use of eggshell waste as a source of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) to immobilize both cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in soils. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of eggshell waste on the...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ok YS,Lee SS,Jeon WT,Oh SE,Usman AR,Moon DH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) has emerged as a serious health issue in Sri Lanka. The disease has been recorded in the North Central Province of the country. While studies have elicited many hypotheses concerning the pathogenicity of CKDu, none adequately explains the cause of CKDu and the measure...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Kulathunga MRDL,Ayanka Wijayawardena MA,Naidu R,Wijeratne AW

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:High concentrations of total arsenic (As) have been measured in soils of gold mining areas of Brazil. However, bioaccessibility tests have not yet been conducted on those materials, which is essential for better health risk estimates. This study aimed at evaluating As bioaccessibility in samples from a gold mining are...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ono FB,Guilherme LR,Penido ES,Carvalho GS,Hale B,Toujaguez R,Bundschuh J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of this paper is to evaluate how a choice of different background values may affect assessing the anthropogenic heavy metal pollution in sediments from Tisza River (Serbia). The second objective of this paper is to underline significance of using geochemical background values when establishing quali...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Štrbac S,Kašanin Grubin M,Vasić N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phyto- and bioremediation are perspective methods for soil recultivation. In spite of resistance of plant-hyperaccumulators and degrading microorganisms to some contaminants, there are soil toxicity limits for their growth and activity. Therefore, simple and express methods are needed to estimate the soil phytotoxicit...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Vasilyeva GK,Kondrashina VS,Strijakova ER,Pinsky DL

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoride contamination in the groundwater has got great attention in last few decades due to their toxicity, persistent capacity and accumulation in human bodies. There are several sources of fluoride in the environment and different pathways to enter in the drinking water resources, which is responsible for potential...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Mukherjee I,Singh UK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contamination of bodies of water by potentially hazardous elements has in recent decades become an environmental problem that poses serious risks to humans, fauna, flora and microbiota, compromising the quality of life of the present ecosystem. Therefore, effluents must be properly treated in a legally acceptable ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Santana AH,Araújo JAS,Bento AMS,Santos AR,Santos LG,Gomes HO,da Costa JGM,Menezes JMC,Coutinho HDM,Filho FJP,Teixeira RNP

更新日期：2020-03-06 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：:To evaluate the effects of gaseous pollutants (SO2, NO2) on non-accidental mortality of residents in Hefei city, we collected non-accidental deaths, air pollutants and meteorological data of Hefei city from 2014 to 2017. After controlling confounding factors with Poisson generalized additive model, we analyzed the rel...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Deng J,Hu X,Xiao C,Pan F

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been increasing interest in employing electro-bioremediation, a hybrid technology of bioremediation and electrokinetics, to overcome the low bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOC) by homogenizing sorption-retarded HOC and immobilised microorganisms. Present electro-remediation approaches m...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Shi L,Müller S,Harms H,Wick LY

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airborne fluoride was determined in the rainwater, surface soil and groundwater along a gradient of emission of a phosphate fertilizer factory in Rio Grande, southern Brazil. Concentrations of fluoride in rainwater and groundwater achieved 3 mg l(-1) and 5 mg l(-1), respectively, and were dependent on pH. The fluoride...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Mirlean N,Roisenberg A

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：: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：:High-precision lead isotope ratios and lead concentrations have been compared statistically and graphically in women of child-bearing age (n = 77) from two smelter communities and one general urban community to evaluate the relative contributions to blood lead of tissue lead stores and lead from the contemporaneous en...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Gulson BL,Pisaniello D,McMichael AJ,Mizon KJ,Korsch MJ,Luke C,Ashbolt R,Pederson DG,Vimpani G,Mahaffey KR

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adsorption of hydrophobic contaminants at the particle/water interface is one of the key processes controlling their fate in the aquatic environment. The sorption of the natural female hormones oestrone and 17 beta-oestradiol has been studied under simulated riverine conditions. Both the kinetics and the effects of va...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Bowman JC,Readman JW,Zhou JL

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of biochar, produced from wheat residue at different temperatures, on the adsorption of diesel oil by loess soil. Kinetic and equilibrium data were processed to understand the adsorption mechanism of diesel by biochar-affected loess soil; dynamic and th...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Jiang YF,Sun H,Yves UJ,Li H,Hu XF

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Since 2011, Zhejiang province has eliminated iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in its populations. Following this achievement, a new revised iodine concentration in iodised salt was implemented in Zhejiang in 2012. However, the re-emergence of iodine deficiency has been reported in pregnant women. Therefore, the aim o...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Yu Z,Zheng C,Zheng W,Wan Z,Bu Y,Zhang G,Ding S,Wang E,Zhai D,Ma ZF

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00