[HTML][HTML] Uranium in natural waters and the environment: Distribution, speciation and impact

PL Smedley, DG Kinniburgh - Applied Geochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentrations of U in natural waters are usually low, being typically less than 4 μg/L in
river water, around 3.3 μg/L in open seawater, and usually less than 5 μg/L in groundwater …

Purification of uranium-contaminated radioactive water by adsorption: A review on adsorbent materials

BM Jun, HK Lee, S Park, TJ Kim - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution, including in particular contamination by radioactive uranium, has
become an increasingly important research focus with the expansion of nuclear power …

Three mechanisms in one material: uranium capture by a polyoxometalate–organic framework through combined complexation, chemical reduction, and …

H Zhang, W Liu, A Li, D Zhang, X Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The design and synthesis of uranium sorbent materials with high uptake efficiency, capacity
and selectivity, as well as excellent hydrolytic stability and radiation resistance remains a …

Emerging natural and tailored materials for uranium-contaminated water treatment and environmental remediation

Y Xie, C Chen, X Ren, X Wang, H Wang… - Progress in materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid growth in nuclear industries such as uranium ores mining, nuclear energy
generation, spent-fuel treatment and nuclear weapon manufacture has caused a legacy of …

A critical review of uranium contamination in groundwater: treatment and sludge disposal

TP Gandhi, PV Sampath, SM Maliyekkal - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Dissolved uranium in groundwater at high concentrations is an emerging global threat to
human and ecological health due to its radioactivity and chemical toxicity. Uranium can …

Uranium (U) source, speciation, uptake, toxicity and bioremediation strategies in soil-plant system: a review

L Chen, J Liu, W Zhang, J Zhou, D Luo, Z Li - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Uranium (U), a highly toxic radionuclide, is becoming a great threat to soil health
development, as returning nuclear waste containing U into the soil systems is increased …

An overview of preparation and applications of stabilized zero-valent iron nanoparticles for soil and groundwater remediation

X Zhao, W Liu, Z Cai, B Han, T Qian, D Zhao - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Nano-scale zero-valent iron (nZVI) is one of the most intensively studied materials for
environmental cleanup uses over the past 20 years or so. Freshly prepared nZVI is highly …

Use of surfactants for the remediation of contaminated soils: a review

X Mao, R Jiang, W Xiao, J Yu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to the great harm caused by soil contamination, there is an increasing interest to apply
surfactants to the remediation of a variety of contaminated soils worldwide. This review …

Critical review on biogeochemical dynamics of mercury (Hg) and its abatement strategies

AD Singh, K Khanna, J Kour, S Dhiman, T Bhardwaj… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is among the naturally occurring heavy metal with elemental, organic, and
inorganic distributions in the environment. Being considered a global pollutant, high pools of …

Hydrothermal fabrication of phytic acid decorated chitosan-graphene oxide composites for efficient and selective adsorption of uranium (VI)

H Xia, Q Ren, J Lv, Y Wang, Z Feng, Y Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
An innovative chitosan/graphene oxide composite containing phytic acid (PCG) was
fabricated directly by a single hydrothermal reaction using graphene oxide, chitosan, and …