[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 …

Radioactive waste treatments by using zeolites. A short review

M Jiménez-Reyes, PT Almazán-Sánchez… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Radionuclides in the environment is an important issue, many techniques have been
developed for the removal of radionuclides from the environment. One of those techniques is …

[HTML][HTML] Plutonium reactive transport in fractured granite: Multi-species experiments and simulations

X Zhang, Z Wang, P Reimus, F Ma, MR Soltanian… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Plutonium (Pu) in the subsurface environment can transport in different oxidation states as
an aqueous solute or as colloidal particles. The transport behavior of Pu is affected by the …

Global water pollution and human health

RP Schwarzenbach, T Egli, TB Hofstetter… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Water quality issues are a major challenge that humanity is facing in the twenty-first century.
Here, we review the main groups of aquatic contaminants, their effects on human health …

A review on the importance of metals and metalloids in atmospheric dust and aerosol from mining operations

J Csavina, J Field, MP Taylor, S Gao… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
Contaminants can be transported rapidly and over relatively long distances by atmospheric
dust and aerosol relative to other media such as water, soil and biota; yet few studies have …

A critical review on the occurrence and distribution of the uranium-and thorium-decay nuclides and their effect on the quality of groundwater

A Vengosh, RM Coyte, J Podgorski… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This critical review presents the key factors that control the occurrence of natural elements
from the uranium-and thorium-decay series, also known as naturally occurring radioactive …

[图书][B] Handbook of porous media

K Vafai - 2015 - books.google.com
This third edition offers a comprehensive overview of the latest theories on flow, transport,
and heat-exchange processes in porous media. It also details sophisticated porous media …

The potential environmental impact of engineered nanomaterials

VL Colvin - Nature biotechnology, 2003 - nature.com
With the increased presence of nanomaterials in commercial products, a growing public
debate is emerging on whether the environmental and social costs of nanotechnology …

Predicting colloid transport through saturated porous media: A critical review

IL Molnar, WP Johnson, JI Gerhard… - Water Resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding and predicting colloid transport and retention in water‐saturated porous
media is important for the protection of human and ecological health. Early applications of …

Nanotechnology and in Situ Remediation: A Review of the Benefits and Potential Risks

B Karn, T Kuiken, M Otto - Environmental health perspectives, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Objective Although industrial sectors involving semiconductors; memory and storage
technologies; display, optical, and photonic technologies; energy; biotechnology; and health …