Chronic exposure to geogenic contaminated groundwaters (GCGs) has caused serious
health problems among billions of people worldwide. The hydrogeological features, main …

Microbial metabolism has the potential to alter the solubility of a broad range of priority
radionuclides, including uranium, other actinides and fission products. Of notable interest …

More than two billion people worldwide have suffered thyroid disorders from either iodine
deficiency or excess. By creating the national map of groundwater iodine throughout China …

Direct effects of soil or its constituents on human health are through its ingestion, inhalation
or absorption. The soil contains many infectious organisms that may enter the human body …

Iodine is not considered essential for land plants; however, in some aquatic plants, iodine
plays a critical role in antioxidant metabolism. In humans, iodine is essential for the …

Exploitation of groundwater has greatly increased since the 1970s to meet the increased
water demand due to fast economic development in China. Correspondingly, the regional …

Aim Iodine (I) deficiency is distinct from other micronutrient deficiencies in human
populations in having a high endemic prevalence both in well-developed and in developing …

To identify the enrichment mechanism of fluoride and iodine in saline groundwater and
reveal the impact of salinization on it, hydrogeochemical studies were conducted in different …

Iodine deficiency can cause thyroid disease, a serious health problem that has been
affecting humans since several years. The biofortification of plants with iodine is an effective …

The dataset comprises primary data for the concentration of 29 mineral micronutrients in
cereal grains and up to 84 soil chemistry properties from GeoNutrition project surveys in …