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Constructed wetlands are built to meet a number of regulatory requirements, including compensatory mitigation for wetland losses, treatment of wastewater, and reduction of non-point-source pollution. Natural processes in the wetland... more
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      GeochemistryWetlandsEnvironmental Geochemistry (Environmental Studies)Water quality
Sediment geochemistry is a powerful tool to investigate earth surface processes because sediments record geochemical signatures of their provenance, generation, transport, deposition, and environmental conditions. A significant... more
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      ProvenancePalaeoclimateSedimentary GeochemistryWeathering
For the first time the abundances (the average concentrations) of chemical elements are given for the soils of urban landscapes. The figures were established by authors on the base of average concentrations of chemical elements in the... more
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      Environmental Geochemistry (Environmental Studies)Urban StudiesUrban EcologyEnvironmental Sustainability
Enargite, Cu 3 AsS 4 , is common in some deposit types, e.g. porphyry systems and high sulphidation epithermal deposits. It is of environmental concern as a potential source of arsenic. In this communication, we review the current... more
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      Earth SciencesArsenicPHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPYEnvironmental Concern
The study of gold sites in the Migori Gold Belt, Kenya, revealed that the concentrations of heavy metals, mainly Hg, Pb and As are above acceptable levels. Tailings at the panning sites recorded values of 6.5-510 mg kg −1 Pb, 0.06-76.0 mg... more
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      Earth SciencesEnvironmental SciencesCase StudyEnvironmental Geochemistry
Plastics are an essential commodity due to their superior engineering properties, durability and low cost for utilization in various commercial products. However, the degradation of plastics due to several environmental stresses has led... more
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      Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceGeochemistryEnvironmental Studies
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      Stable Isotope GeochemistryEnvironmental Geochemistry
This article deals with some geochemical parameters of some selected chemical data of the younger granite of Egypt. The younger granites have a composition ranging from Alkali feldspar granite to syenogranites. the major oxides (FeO, CaO,... more
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      GeochemistryEnvironmental Geochemistry (Environmental Studies)Trace element GeochemistryExploration Geochemistry
Groundwater wells in the Amman-Wadi Es Sir Aquifer (B2/A7) throughout Jordan are investigated for their arsenic (As) and element-by-element geochemical behavior. Groundwater wells are found to have total arsenic concentrations above... more
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      HydrogeologyWater qualityWater resourcesEnvironmental Geochemistry
This study was conducted on the hydrochemistry of shallow groundwater and surface water in the Ndop plain, North West Cameroon. The objectives were to determine the physico-chemical characteristics of water, controls on water chemistry... more
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      PaleoclimatologyHydrogeochemistryEnvironmental GeochemistryIsotopoe Hydrology
This study is a part of the third axis of the « ETIAGE » project, a four year collaboration (2010-2014) between the Lyonnaise des Eaux, the Communauté Urbaine de Bordeaux (CUB), AEAG, and FEDER, Aquitaine region with the... more
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      GeochemistryStable Isotope AnalysisStable Isotope GeochemistryTrace element Geochemistry
Arsenic in dust and aerosol generated by mining, mineral processing and metallurgical extraction industries, is a serious threat to human populations throughout the world. Major sources of contamination include smelting operations, coal... more
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      EpidemiologyEnvironmental ToxicologyArsenicDust Hazards
Enargite, Cu 3 AsS 4 , is common in some deposit types, e.g. porphyry systems and high sulphidation epithermal deposits. It is of environmental concern as a potential source of arsenic. In this communication, we review the current... more
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      Earth SciencesArsenicPHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPYEnvironmental Concern
The objective of this study was to assess the extent and severity of metal contamination in urban soil around Queen Alia Airport, Jordan. Thirty-two soil samples were collected around steel manufacturing plants located in the Al-Jiza... more
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      Earth SciencesSoilMetallurgyAgriculture
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.... more
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      Earth SciencesArsenicEnvironmental MonitoringRisk assessment
Geological field mapping or sampling remains an interesting component of the geological study of nature. This report is on the fieldwork carried out A Global positioning system (GPS) was used during the field sampling to locate positions... more
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      GeologyEnvironmental GeologyTectonicsApplied Geology
The groundwater samples collected from the shallow and deep groundwater aquifers of an industrial area of the Kanpur city (Uttar Pradesh, India) were analyzed for the concentration levels and distribution pattern of nitrogenous species,... more
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      GeographyEarth SciencesWaterEnvironmental Monitoring
In the developing world, vegetables are commonly grown in suburban areas irrigated with untreated wastewater containing potentially harmful elements (PHEs). In Pakistan, there is no published work on the bioaccessibility aspect of PHEs... more
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    • Environmental Geochemistry
Sixty three samples representing the phosphorite deposits of the Al-Kora province in northwest Jordan are analyzed for their major and certain trace elements including the rare earths and uranium. They are collected from four sections:... more
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      Water PollutionRare Earth ElementsEnvironmental GeochemistryPhosphorites
The purpose of the biosaline agriculture concept is bringing life to unproductive lands by cultivating salt-tolerant crops, trees and fodder grass that are nourished by saline water.
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      PaleoclimatologySoil SalinityEnvironmental GeochemistryBiosaline Research
Geophagy is a common practice among certain cultural groups especially women in some rural communities in Nigeria. The safety of eating such clays in terms of their heavy metal composition has not been ascertained, neither is the link... more
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      Environmental Soil ScienceHealth Risk AssessmentGeophagyEnvironmental Geochemistry
As drinking water is considered as a major pathway of exposure to fluoride in the human body, an endeavor has been made for the assessment of the non-carcinogenic health risk by using hazard quotient (HQ) of fluoride for males, females,... more
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      Medical geologyEnvironmental GeochemistryHealth Effects
Stawell Gold Mine in NW Victoria, Australia, mines ores that contain large concentrations of As and significant quantities of the metals Pb and Cr. The aim of this research was to understand the dispersion, enrichment and probable... more
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      GeographyEarth SciencesArsenicRisk assessment
Between 1904 and the 1970s, intense mining was carried out on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria leaving behind its devastating effect both on human lives and its socio-economic values. An understanding of the aftermath environmental effect of... more
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      Remote sensing and GISEnvironmental Geochemistry
The adverse impact of groundwater contaminated with arsenic (As) on humans has been reported worldwide, particularly in Asian countries. In this study, we present an overview of the As crisis in the Southeast Asian region where... more
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      Earth SciencesSocial ProblemsArsenicSoutheast Asia
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      Conservation BiologyEnvironmental GeochemistryMoisture ContentOrganic carbon
"The mega-site of Valencina is currently a major focus of interest for the study of Copper Age Iberia. Remarkable megalithic monuments such as La Pastora, Montelirio or Structure 10.042-10.049 at PP4-Montelirio are found alongside... more
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      HistoryCultural HistoryEconomic HistoryBiochemistry
This paper discusses the advance of the speleothem luminescence research. Potential, resolution and limitations of high resolution luminescence speleothem proxy records of Paleotemperature, Solar Insolation, Solar... more
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      GeographyEnvironmental GeographyPhysical GeographyPalaeogeography
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.... more
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      Earth SciencesArsenicEnvironmental MonitoringRisk assessment
The study of gold sites in the Migori Gold Belt, Kenya, revealed that the concentrations of heavy metals, mainly Hg, Pb and As are above acceptable levels. Tailings at the panning sites recorded values of 6.5-510 mg kg −1 Pb, 0.06-76.0 mg... more
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      EngineeringEarth SciencesEnvironmental SciencesCase Study
Given the water stresses in South Africa and the Western Cape specifically, the heavy reliance on surface water resources for most of the potable and non-potable water supply, the natural aridity of the region and the decreasing water... more
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      Climate ChangeClimate Change AdaptationStream ecologyEnvironmental Geochemistry
This study assessed some contamination indices of trace elements in the soil within and around two dumpsites in Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria. This was with a view to assessing the degree of soil contamination. Thirty samples were collected... more
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    • Environmental Geochemistry
Fifty groundwater samples were collected during pre and post monsoon seasons in 2002 to study the hydrogeochemistry of major ions in the different geological formations of Macherla and Piduguralla area of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh,... more
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    • Environmental Geochemistry
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      Data AnalysisEnvironmental Geochemistry
Enargite, Cu 3 AsS 4 , is common in some deposit types, e.g. porphyry systems and high sulphidation epithermal deposits. It is of environmental concern as a potential source of arsenic. In this communication, we review the current... more
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      Earth SciencesArsenicPHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPYEnvironmental Concern
This work summarizes the main results of the operation of the International Program "Luminescence of Cave Minerals" of the commission on Physical Chemistry and Hydrogeology of Karst of UIS of UNESCO in the field of activators of... more
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      GeographyPalaeoclimatologyArchaeologyEarth Sciences
Despite being one of the most important oil producing provinces in the United States, information on basinal hy-drogeology and fluid flow in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico is lacking. The source and geochemistry of brines from... more
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      Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceRenewable EnergyEnvironmental Studies
This study presents the applied methods used for geochemical evaluation of metasedimentary/metamorphic (depleted/exhausted/spent source rocks) and deeply buried sedimentary source rocks from hydrocarbon-rich waters and soils. Someone can... more
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      GeochemistryOrganic GeochemistryPetroleumGroundwater Contamination
In this study concentrations of selected metals viz., 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... more
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      GeographyEarth SciencesPrincipal Component AnalysisPakistan
The aim of this study is to characterize in detail, the mineralogy of different-shaped concretions as well as to investigate the physico-chemical parameters of the associated mine drainage and drip waters in the Santa Barbara level of the... more
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      MineralogySpeleothemsEnvironmental GeochemistryConcretions
""ERDOĞU, B. , I. T. UYSAL, O. ÖZBEK, Ü. ULUSOY, 2013, Speleothems of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry: An International Journal, Volume 13, No.1 1Trakya University, Department of Archaeology, EDIRNE,... more
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      PalaeoclimatologyPrehistoric ArchaeologyPrehistoric ArchaeologyEnvironmental Science
A brief introduction into computational methodology and preliminary results for spectroscopic (excitation energies, vibrational frequencies in ground and excited electronic states) and thermodynamic (stability constants, standard... more
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      GeochemistryQuantum ChemistryCoordination ChemistryEnvironmental Geochemistry (Environmental Studies)
Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) is based on the principle that stable isotopes become radioactive after exposure to a neutron source. While these isotopes decay, having half-lives varying from seconds to years, they emit γ-radiation of... more
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      Environmental ScienceGeologyEnvironmental GeochemistryAnalytical Technique
Abstract: The Sn-W Panasqueira mine, in activity since the mid-1890s, is one of the most important economic deposits in the world. Arsenopyrite is the main mineral present as well as rejected waste sulphide. The long history is testified... more
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    • Environmental Geochemistry
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      Organic GeochemistryCharcoal analysis (Archaeology)Petroleum GeochemistryEnvironmental Geochemistry
Mediterranean Temporary Ponds (MTPs) constitute priority habitat under the European Union Habitats’ Directive. They are inhabited by rare species and subjected to unstable environmental conditions. Lakes and ponds act as early indicators... more
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      Earth SciencesGeologyGeochemistryMineralogy
This paper aims to advance previous studies on the iron and manganese content in groundwater of Rrogozhina aquifer (western Albania) and to show the factors which control the content of both iron and manganese in groundwater of this... more
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      HydrochemistryTrace element GeochemistryGroundwater geochemistryEnvironmental Geochemistry
This paper assessed metal contamination associated with industrial activities around Agbara Industrial Estate, Southwest, Nigeria. Thirty soil samples collected within the estate were analysed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic... more
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      Environmental Geochemistry (Environmental Studies)Environmental Geochemistry
The present paper deals with the issue of technogenic metallisation of mining site soils and the biosphere as a whole. The natural biosphere metallisation has probably started long ago. It is connected with the destruction of small areas... more
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      Mining EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceSoil ScienceTrace element Geochemistry
Geospatial dataset of trace elements including manganese(Mn), iron (Fe), titanium(Ti), rubidium(Rb), strontium(Sr), thorium (Th), Vanadium(V) and Zirconium(Zr) of near-surface soils in a Cu–Ni prospecting field at Airstrip North, Central... more
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      Environmental Soil ScienceEnvironmental Geochemistry