From mine to mind and mobiles–Lithium contamination and its risk management

N Bolan, SA Hoang, M Tanveer, L Wang, S Bolan… - Environmental …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
With the ever-increasing demand for lithium (Li) for portable energy storage devices, there is
a global concern associated with environmental contamination of Li, via the production, use …

Pedogenic processes in loess-paleosol sediments: Clues from Li isotopes of leachate in Luochuan loess

MY He, JB Dong, Z **, CY Liu, J **ao, F Zhang… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Tracing pedogenic processes is fundamental for reconstructing climatic and environmental
changes using loess deposits. Lithium isotopes can serve as a sensitive tracer to unravel …

Dust in the critical zone: north American case studies

J Brahney, RC Heindel, TE Gill, G Carling… - Earth-Science …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The dust cycle facilitates the exchange of particles among Earth's major systems, enabling
dust to traverse ecosystems, cross geographic boundaries, and even move uphill against …

Distinctive volcanic ash–rich lacustrine shale deposition related to chemical weathering intensity during the Late Triassic: Evidence from lithium contents and isotopes

Q Liu, P Li, L Jiang, Z **, X Liang, D Zhu, Q Pang… - Science …, 2024‏ - science.org
The Late Triassic Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) witnessed enormous climate change
closely associated with volcanic activity. However, the coupling relationship between …

Hydrological control of river and seawater lithium isotopes

F Zhang, M Dellinger, RG Hilton, J Yu, MB Allen… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Seawater lithium isotopes (δ7Li) record changes over Earth history, including a∼ 9‰
increase during the Cenozoic interpreted as reflecting either a change in continental silicate …

Lithium and potassium isotope fractionation during silicate rock dissolution: An experimental approach

W Li, XM Liu, K Wang, P Koefoed - Chemical Geology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This study experimentally investigates the isotopic behaviors of Li and K during the
dissolution of silicate rocks (ie, basalt and granite). Proton-driven dissolution (in 0.8 M HNO …

Weathering incongruence in mountainous Mediterranean climates recorded by stream lithium isotope ratios

JK Golla, J Bouchez, ML Kuessner… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lithium isotope ratios (δ7Li) of rivers are increasingly serving as a diagnostic of the balance
between chemical and physical weathering contributions to overall landscape denudation …

Lithium isotope evidence for a plumeworld ocean in the aftermath of the Marinoan snowball Earth

T Gan, M Tian, XK Wang, S Wang, XM Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
The snowball Earth hypothesis predicts that continental chemical weathering diminished
substantially during, but rebounded strongly after, the Marinoan ice age some 635 Mya …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of river-derived particles on estuarine and marine elemental cycles: Evidence from lithium isotopes

CY Liu, DJ Wilson, EC Hathorne, A Xu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023‏ - Elsevier
To examine the alteration of river-derived sediments through a large estuary and the
implications for elemental cycling and global climate, this study analyses lithium (Li) …

Lithium isotope fractionation during the weathering of granite: Responses to pH

G Zhu, J Ma, G Wei, L Zhang, Z Wang, Z Zhang… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The weathering of silicate rock is a major sink of atmospheric CO 2 in the global carbon
cycle and thus controls global climate change. Lithium (Li) isotopes are considered to be a …