Coastal zone is of great importance in the provision of various valuable ecosystem services.
However, it is also sensitive and vulnerable to environmental changes due to high human …

This article provides the assessment of heavy metal soil pollution with using the calculation
of various pollution indices and contains also summarization of the sources of heavy metal …

Drawing on the work of Allan Schnaiberg, this book returns political economy to green
criminology and examines how the expansion of capitalism shapes environmental law …

This study adapted a socio-ecological framework to review Drivers of mining Activities, the
environmental Pressures, the State of changes, their Impacts on human Welfare, and the …

Due to the degradation-resistant and strong toxicity, heavy metals pose a serious threat to
the safety of water environment and aquatic ecology. Rapid acquisition and prediction of …

Lead and zinc keep humanity powered and sheltered, yet a comprehensive understanding
of Pb-Zn resources in known mineral deposits has been lacking, leading to uncertainty over …

Sediment samples, including 40 surface samples and 12 sediment cores, were collected
from 52 stations of the Yangtze River Estuary (YRE) in 2015 and 2016. The 95% linear …

The mining and processing of copper in Kilembe, Western Uganda, from 1956 to 1982 left
over 15 Mt of cupriferous and cobaltiferous pyrite dumped within a mountain river valley, in …

Zinc (Zn) is a marine micronutrient, with an overall oceanic distribution mirroring the major
macronutrients, especially silicate. Seawater Zn isotope ratios (δ66Zn) are a relatively new …

Schwertmannite (Fe8O8 (OH) 5.5 (SO4) 1.25), jarosite (KFe3 (SO4) 2 (OH) 6) and goethite
(FeOOH) control natural attenuation of arsenic in acid mine drainage (AMD) impacted areas …