Environmental and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soil, sediments, and ore-processing wastes from a mining area of southwestern Tunisia.

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：:Arsenic is a wildly distributed carcinogen in the environment. Arsenic-induced apoptosis has been extensively studied in therapeutics and toxicology. LncRNA MEG3 has been extensively studied as apoptosis regulatory gene in recent years. However, it stays unclear regarding how the mechanism of MEG3 regulates arsenic-in...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Wang M,Tan J,Jiang C,Li S,Wu X,Ni G,He Y

更新日期：2020-10-08 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：:Coal-fired power stations are significant sources of soil contamination with heavy metals and a source of hazard to human health. The soil samples (n = 25) selected in the area around Novocherkassk Power Station (Rostov Region, Russia) within a radius of up to 20 km revealed the enrichment with Pb, Cu and Zn. The heav...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Linnik VG,Minkina TM,Bauer TV,Saveliev AA,Mandzhieva SS

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：: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：: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：:The study aimed to investigate the impacts of coal mining-contaminated soil on the locally grown food crops and humans health. For the active investigation and assessment, the study collected 175 samples including contaminated and control soil and various types of food crops (corn, wheat, mixed food (egg, pork meat, p...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Hussain R,Luo K,Liang H,Hong X

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:This paper examines the geochemical features of 8 soil profiles developed on metalliferous black shales distributed in the central parts of the South China black shale horizon. The concentrations of 21 trace elements and 8 major elements were determined using ICP-MS and XRF, respectively, and weathering intensity (W) ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Yu C,Peng B,Peltola P,Tang X,Xie S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many older US cities, lead (Pb) contamination of residential soil is widespread; however, contamination is not uniform. Empirically based, spatially explicit models can assist city agencies in addressing this important public health concern by identifying areas predicted to exceed public health targets for soil Pb ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Schwarz K,Weathers KC,Pickett ST,Lathrop RG Jr,Pouyat RV,Cadenasso ML

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：: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：:Reliable quantifications of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) not only ensure compliance with laws and regulations on the use of BFRs in commercial products, but also is key for accurate risk assessments of BFRs. Acetone is a common solvent widely used in the analytical procedure of BFRs, but our recent study found t...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Zhong Y,Li D,Zhu X,Huang W,Peng P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cometabolic bioventing for removal of TCE in the unsaturated zone was studied in a soil column study using methane as growth substrate. A numerical model was developed for simulating the behavior of TCE during cometabolic bioventing. The model parameters were estimated independently through laboratory batch experiment...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Sui H,Li X,Huang G,Jiang B

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on Guam previously attained incidence rates 50 to 100 times that of the continental United States and Europe and accounted for one in five deaths among Chamorros over age 25. A second neurological disorder in high incidence, parkinsonism-dementia (PD), and the early appearance in th...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Garruto RM,Yanagihara R,Gajdusek DC

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：:The main aim of the present study was to examine the quality of the groundwater and decipher the sources of groundwater fluoride through mass balance modeling based on fluoride exposure in a geologically heterogeneous semi-arid region of southern India. This was achieved by hydrogeochemical analysis, graphical methods...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Karunanidhi D,Aravinthasamy P,Deepali M,Subramani T,Sunkari ED

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive transport of fine sediment, and its associated pollutants, can cause detrimental impacts in aquatic environments. It is therefore important to perform accurate sediment source apportionment to identify hot spots of soil erosion. Various tracers have been adopted, often in combination, to identify sediment so...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Guan Z,Tang XY,Yang JE,Ok YS,Xu Z,Nishimura T,Reid BJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural soils on steeply sloping landscapes in the Appalachian coal fields of Virginia. West Virginia. Kentucky, and Tennessee are often thin, rocky, acidic and infertile, making the topsoiling of surface mined sites impractical in many cases. Topsoil substitutes composed of blasted rock fragments are commonly used in...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Daniels WL,Amos DF

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of bioremediation and electrokinetics, termed bioelectrokinetics, has been studied constantly to enhance the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from soil. The use of the bioleaching process originating from Fe- and/or S-oxidizing bacteria may be a feasible technology for the remediation of h...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lee KY,Kim HA,Lee BT,Kim SO,Kwon YH,Kim KW

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：: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：:A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of the colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) Glomus mosseae on the growth and metal uptake of three leguminous plants (Sesbania rostrata, Sesbania cannabina, Medicago sativa) grown in multi-metal contaminated soil. AMF colonization incr...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lin AJ,Zhang XH,Wong MH,Ye ZH,Lou LQ,Wang YS,Zhu YG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of 16 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in six short sediment cores from the Clyde Estuary were determined by gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry. Total PBDE concentrations ranged from 1 to 2,645 mug/kg and the average concentration was 287 mug/kg. BDE-209 was the main congener and var...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Vane CH,Ma YJ,Chen SJ,Mai BX

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen-18 ((18)0) and deuterium isotopes were used to estimate the evaporation from the Aswan High Dam Lake and to investigate the inter-relation between the lake water and adjacent groundwater.According to stable isotopic analysis of samples taken in 1988 and 1989, the lake can be divided into two sections. In the fi...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Aly AI,Froehlich K,Nada A,Awad M,Hamza M,Salem WM

更新日期：1993-03-01 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 presents the level of platinum in urban environment in and around Seoul, the capital city of Korea. Road dust, roadside soil, and tree bark samples were collected from the sites of various traffic volumes and from control sites in the suburbs. The above samples were analyzed for Pt by ICP-MS and other heavy...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lee HY,Chon HT,Sager M,Marton L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the successful reduction in roadside NO( x ) levels, no such decrease has been detected in roadside NO(2) concentration in Hong Kong. One underlying cause could be the rising primary NO(2) fraction of the total emission of NO( x ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Tian L,Hossain SR,Lin H,Ho KF,Lee SC,Yu IT

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00