Water is needed at mine sites for dust suppression, mineral processing, coal washing, and
hydrometallurgical extraction. For these applications, water is mined from surface water …

Currently at least 20 per cent of the world's irrigated land is salt‐affected. However,
projections of global population growth, and of an increased demand for food and fibre …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on radionuclides of the uranium (U) and thorium
(Th) decay series. Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material …

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a waste produced by the phosphate fertilizer industry that has
relatively high concentrations of some heavy metals (eg, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, V, and Zn). The …

In recent years there has been an increasing awareness of the occupational and public
hazards of the radiological impact of non-nuclear industries which process materials …

Phosphogypsum (PG), a by-product of the phosphate fertiliser industries, has been applied
as soil amendment to reduce Na saturation in soils, as in the reclaimed marsh area from SW …

The levels of magnesium (Mg2+) in irrigation waters and soils are increasing in several
irrigation schemes worldwide. Excess levels of Mg2+ in irrigation waters and/or in soils …

Recent evidences from some irrigated areas worldwide, such as Central Asia, suggest that
water used for irrigation contains magnesium (Mg2+) at levels higher than calcium (Ca2+) …

Phosphogypsum (PG) is the solid waste product of phosphate fertilizer production and is
characterized by high concentrations of salts, heavy metals, and certain natural …

The aim of this work is to prepare a new type of phosphogypsum-sulfur polymer cements
(PG-SPC) to be utilised in the manufacture of building materials. Physico-chemical and …