An integrated interdisciplinary approach to evaluate potentially toxic element sources in a mountainous watershed.

abstract：:Groundwater is the only reliable water resource for drinking, domestic, and agricultural purposes for the people living in the Mount Cameroon area. Hydrogeochemical and R-mode factor analysis were used to identify hydrogeochemical processes controlling spring water quality and assess its usability for the above uses. ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ako AA,Shimada J,Hosono T,Kagabu M,Ayuk AR,Nkeng GE,Eyong GE,Fouepe Takounjou AL

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Indoor dust samples were collected from 42 microenvironments of residential buildings (RB, 15 samples), official buildings (OB, 10 samples), laboratory rooms (LR, 7 samples), and school classroom (SCR, 10 samples) in Bushehr, whereby the concentration of zinc, copper, lead, cadmium, nickel, and chromium was studied. T...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Hashemi SE,Fazlzadeh M,Ahmadi E,Parand M,Ramavandi B,Taghizadeh F,Arfaeinia H

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquifer contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons leads to measurable changes of groundwater hydrochemistry, primarily due to the microbiological activity. This study analyzes this phenomenon at an historical kerosene-contaminated site in Vitanovac (central Serbia). Due to the long-term hydrocarbon contamination and exp...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Marić N,Štrbački J,Mrazovac Kurilić S,Beškoski VP,Nikić Z,Ignjatović S,Malbašić J

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:Heavy metal contamination in soils can influence plants and animals, often leading to toxicosis. Heavy metals can impact various biochemical processes in plants, including enzyme and antioxidant production, protein mobilization and photosynthesis. Hydrolyzing enzymes play a major role in seed germination. Enzymes such...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Seneviratne M,Rajakaruna N,Rizwan M,Madawala HMSP,Ok YS,Vithanage M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated variations in heavy metal contamination of stream waters and groundwaters affected by an abandoned lead-zinc mine, where a rockfill dam for water storage will be built 11 km downstream. For these purposes, a total of 10 rounds of stream and groundwater samplings and subsequent chemical analyses we...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lee JY,Choi JC,Lee KK

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the main sources of pollution (MSP) in groundwater is crucial to improve water quality (WQ) status. Field studies were conducted in this research, where five sampling campaigns were carried out from 36 wells in the southern Tehran aquifer. In all samples, WQ parameters were measured and evaluated regarding...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ghahremanzadeh H,Noori R,Baghvand A,Nasrabadi T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Broad-scale clearing of native vegetation for agriculture in southwestern Australia has resulted in severe ecosystem degradation, which has been compounded by the subsequent development of large areas of dryland salinity; decreased transevaporation allows the water table to rise, dissolving ancient aeolian salt deposi...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Jardine A,Corkeron M,Weinstein P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study discusses changes in connected water systems in Chagan Lake induced by the interference of natural and human activities, based on the analysis of sediment characteristics. In this study, the following sediment characteristics were investigated in the lake area, the natural supply area, and the lake drainage...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Guo W,Wang Y,Shi J,Zhao X,Xie Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:Mineral natural waters and spas have been used for therapeutic purposes for centuries, with Portugal being a very rich country in thermal waters and spas that are mainly distributed by northern and central regions where Beira Interior region is located. The use of thermal waters for therapeutic purposes has always bee...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Araujo ARTS,Sarraguça MC,Ribeiro MP,Coutinho P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work presents a modeling approach to simulate spatial distribution of metal contamination in aerosols with evaluation of health hazard. This approach offers the advantage to be non-intrusive, less expensive than sampling and laboratory analyses. It was applied to assess the impact of metal-bearing dust from minin...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ghorbel M,Munoz M,Solmon F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of groundwater in the Yarmouk basin, Jordan has been assessed through the study of hydrogeochemical characteristics and the water chemistry as it is considered the main source for drinking and agriculture activities in the region. The results of the relationship between Ca2+ + Mg2+ versus HCO3- + CO32-, Ca2+ +...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Abboud IA

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:There are limited data on trace metals in the fishes of the Tibetan Plateau. In this study, 62 fish samples were collected from six alpine lakes and a river to investigate the levels and spatial variations of trace metals across the Tibetan Plateau. The concentrations of nine trace elements in fish samples were measur...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Yang R,Zhang S,Wang Z

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in chemistry and vertical distribution of(35)S were investigated in column experiments using intact topsoil and repacked mineral soil horizons 1 to 20 weeks after tracer application (901 kBq(35)S-SO4 (2-) per column 6.5 cm in diameter). Horizons O, A, AE and Bvs of an Orthic Podzol were incubated at 20°C and w...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Novák M,Přechová E

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：: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：:Radon ((222)Rn) is a carcinogenic gas produced by the radioactive decay of radium ((226)Ra). It has been reported that soil and soil-gas are primary factors that could cause indoor radon problems. Six sites were selected for this study--Sanbook, Gangcheon, Jikyeong, Choojung, Geumsung and Homyoung--each was classified...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Je HK,Kang CG,Choi JY,Lee JS,Chon HT

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy), long-lasting mining activities have favored the mobilization of numerous metals present in sulfosalts originated from low-grade metamorphism mineralization. Such materials, rich in potentially toxic elements such as antimony, arsenic, barium, copper, lead, thallium, tin and zinc, re...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Vittori Antisari L,Bini C,Ferronato C,Gherardi M,Vianello G

更新日期：2020-08-01 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 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：:Castromil is one of the gold mining areas in Portugal that has been abandoned since 1940. This area, which was first mined in Roman times, is located within a Hercynian granite body near the contact with Silurian metasediments. Gold is essentially disseminated along veins in the silicified granite, running NW-SE, rela...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ferreira da Silva E,Serrano Pinto L,Patinha C,Cardoso Fonseca E

更新日期：2004-03-01 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 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：:Sedimentation of metals preserves historical records of contaminant input from local and regional sources, and measurement of metals in sediment cores can provide information for reconstruction of historical changes in regional water and sediment quality. Sediment core was collected from Stege Marsh located in central...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Hwang HM,Green PG,Young TM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subject of the study was the ecological and human health consequences of environmental pollution from emissions arising from burning local coal with an arsenic content ranging from 900 to 1,500 g/tonne of dry substance. The first indication of environmental pollution by arsenic-containing emissions was the mass ex...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Bencko V,Rames J,Fabiánová E,Pesek J,Jakubis M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contaminations in the soil ecosystem are considered as extremely hazardous due to toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulative nature. Therefore, this study was aimed to summarize the results of published PTEs in soil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Tribal areas, Pakistan. Results were evaluat...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Saddique U,Muhammad S,Tariq M,Zhang H,Arif M,Jadoon IAK,Khattak NU

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the ecological and human health risks of metal(loid)s (Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Cd, Mn, Cr, and As) in peri-urban soils, 43 surface soil samples were collected from the peri-urban area around Nanjing, a megacity in China. The average contents were 1.19, 67.8, 37.6, 105, 167, 44.6, 722, and 50.8 mg kg(-1...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ding Z,Hu X

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00