REEs in the North Africa P-bearing deposits, paleoenvironments, and economic perspectives: a review

R Buccione, R Kechiched, G Mongelli, R Sinisi - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
A review of the compositional features of Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco phosphorites is
proposed in order to assess and compare the paleoenvironmental conditions that promoted …

[HTML][HTML] Geological and geochemical evaluation of phosphorite deposits in northwestern Saudi Arabia as a possible source of trace and rare-earth elements

AH Ahmed, AA Aseri, KA Ali - Ore Geology Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sirhan-Turayf region in northwestern Saudi Arabia hosts one of the largest
Paleogene phosphate-bearing deposits in the Middle East and forms part of the world's …

Development and evaluation of thiosalicylic-modified/ion-imprinted chitosan for selective removal of cerium (III) ion

MS Aljohani, RB Alnoman, HY Alharbi… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan was used in this study as the bio-based product for the development of
microparticles for the specifically targeted removal of cerium ions (Ce 3+) by ion-imprinting …

Geochemical distribution and environmental assessment of potentially toxic elements in farmland soils, sediments, and tailings from phosphate industrial area (NE …

B Boumaza, R Kechiched, TV Chekushina… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the extent and spatial distribution of Potentially Toxic Elements
(PTEs) in the Djebel Onk phosphate mine area in south-eastern Algeria, as well as the …

Rare earth elements plus yttrium (REY) in phosphorites from the Tébessa region (Eastern Algeria): Abundance, geochemical distribution through grain size fractions …

S Ferhaoui, R Kechiched, O Bruguier, R Sinisi… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) have gained greater attention for being largely used
in various high-tech applications and green energies. Recently, supply shortage and high …

Bioaccessibility of potentially toxic metals in soil, sediments and tailings from a north Africa phosphate-mining area: Insight into human health risk assessment

F Khelifi, AG Caporale, Y Hamed, P Adamo - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The risk assessment of phosphate mining/processing industrial activities on the environment
and human health is crucial to properly manage and minimize the risks over time. In this …

Trace metal elements in phosphate rock wastes from the Djebel Onk mining area (Tébessa, eastern Algeria): A geochemical study and environmental implications

B Boumaza, R Kechiched, TV Chekushina - Applied Geochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Algeria is one of the phosphate-rich countries where many deposits are found in the
Tébessa region which are currently being mined from the Kef Essenoun quarries. The …

Assessing geochemical and natural radioactivity impacts of Hamadat phosphatic mine through radiological indices

D Fathy, HMH Zakaly, ESR Lasheen, R Elsaman… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The utilization of phosphorite deposits as an industrial resource is of paramount importance,
and its sustainability largely depends on ensuring safe and responsible practices. This study …

Controls of REY enrichment in the early Cambrian phosphorites

H Zhang, H Fan, H Wen, T Han, T Zhou, Y Xia - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements and Yttrium (REYs) are critical to the emerging high-tech and green-
energy industries, generating tremendous REY demand in recent decades. Recently, many …

[HTML][HTML] Geochemistry of major and trace elements in sediments from the Lubei Plain, China: Constraints for paleoclimate, paleosalinity, and paleoredox environment

C Zou, L Mao, Z Tan, L Zhou, L Liu - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X, 2021 - Elsevier
As has been greatly affected by sea-level fluctuations since the Holocene, the Lubei Plain is
featured by typical marine and alluvial deposits that records abundant information on the …