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Nanoparticles containing hazardous elements and the spatial optics of the Sentinel-3B OLCI satellite in Amazonian rivers: a potential tool to understand environmental impacts
The Amazon River is the longest river in the world. The Tapajós River is a tributary to the Amazon. At their junction, a marked decrease in water...
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Molecular and cellular toxicity of fluoride in mystery, tubulointerstitial chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
AbstractChronic kidney disease of multifactorial origin (CKDmfo), also known as CKD of uncertain origin (CKDu), is a tubulointerstitial disease....
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Application of Nanotechnology in Remediation of Environmental Pollutants
In recent years, heavy metals and certain organic pollutants exist in various toxic forms in the environment which are difficult to eliminate by...
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Soils and spoils: mineralogy and geochemistry of mining and processing wastes from lead and zinc mining at the Gratz Mine, Owen County, Kentucky
PurposeMineralogical and geochemical features of mining and processing wastes collected in Owen County, part of the Central Kentucky Lead–Zinc...
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Podzol Soils
PodzolPodzol Soils are formed in association with podocarpPodocarp and beechBeech forests in areas with good drainageDrainage and rainfallRainfall...
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Construction of a novel ferrihydrite/MoS2 heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst for efficient degradation of organic pollutants under neutral conditions
In this work, we have fabricated a novel Fenton-like ferrihydrite/MoS 2 (Fh/MoS 2 ) composite and verified that the introduction of a small amount of...
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A Mini Review on Membrane Potential for Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product (PPCP) Removal from Water
Recently, environmental awareness has grown due to the emergence of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) as pollutants that ended up in...
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Does fluoride cause the mysterious chronic kidney disease of multifactorial origin?
A chronic kidney disease of multifactorial origin (CKDmfo), also known as CKD of unknown origin, started to manifest during the past four decades in...
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Brown Soils
Brown Soils are New Zealand’s most extensive soil orderSoil order covering about 43% of the country. Brown Soils occur on the moister hillHill and...
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Allophanic Soils
AllophanicAllophanic Soils cover 5% of New Zealand, predominantly in the TaranakiTaranaki, Waikato, and western Bay of PlentyBay of Plenty regions....
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Adsorption and mineralization of REE—lanthanum onto bacterial cell surface
A large number of rare earth element mining and application resulted in a series of problems of soil and water pollution. Environmental remediation...
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Ultrafast removal of heavy metals by tin oxide nanowires as new adsorbents in solid-phase extraction technique
In the present research, the removal of lead(II) and copper(II) from aqueous solutions is studied, using SnO 2 nanowires as new adsorbent on...
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Geochemical behavior of an acid drainage system: the case of the Amarillo River, Famatina (La Rioja, Argentina)
The Amarillo River (Famatina range, Argentina, ~29° S and ~67° W) is unusual because acid mine drainage (AMD) is superimposed on the previously...
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Nanominerals and nanoparticles in feed coal and bottom ash: implications for human health effects
Environmental and human health risk assessments of nanoparticle effects from coal and bottom ash require thorough characterisation of nanoparticles...
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Metal immobilisation by biofilms: Mechanisms and analytical tools
In biofilm environments, heavy metal and radionuclide pollutants are removed by a variety of mechanisms, including biosorption, precipitation as...