Road sediment is a pervasive environmental medium that acts as both source and sink for a
variety of natural and anthropogenic particles and often is enriched in heavy metals. Road …

A multi-analytical geochemical investigation of Pb-contaminated collocated road dust and
soils, at two size fractions, was performed in Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA, USA. The …

The mineralogical and geochemical composition of sands across arid to semi-arid
landscapes can be used to evaluate the nature of their source lithologies. Once these …

Acquiring the interior pore characteristics is essential to the utilisation of glacial till which is
the material of permeability barrier to many engineering projects in cold regions. In this work …

Geology is the backdrop against which environmental disasters, emergencies and conflict
occur. A search and discovery tool is developed to aid in investigations, search and rescue …

Cryptomelane K-OMS-2 is a manganese oxide that occurs in low temperature geologic
environments and is readily synthesized in the lab. A reflux method was used to prepare …

Heavy metal contamination in urban environments, particularly lead (Pb) pollution, is a
health hazard both to humans and ecological systems. Despite wide recognition of urban …

The article presents the first research on the elemental diversity of the prehistoric pottery
obtained from the European Postglacial Plain, performed on a large scale (over 500 …

Glacial till is a special soil in alpine mountainous areas, which often induces geohazards
such as debris flows and landslides due to the influence of special geological environmental …

Sands from the dune, berm, and shore environments at Playa las Golondrinas (18° 30′ 51
″N, 67° 3′ 26 ″) were investigated to explore how beach sands could be applied as a …