The role of lichens, mosses, and vascular plants in the biodeterioration of historic buildings: A review

A Cozzolino, P Adamo, G Bonanomi, R Motti - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biodeterioration is defined as the alteration of a given substrate due to a combination of
physical and chemical factors produced by living organisms when attached to such …

How temperature-dependent silicate weathering acts as Earth's geological thermostat

SL Brantley, A Shaughnessy, MI Lebedeva… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Earth's climate may be stabilized over millennia by solubilization of atmospheric carbon
dioxide (CO2) as minerals weather, but the temperature sensitivity of this thermostat is …

Characterization of groundwater potential zones in water-scarce hardrock regions using data driven model

D Ruidas, SC Pal, ARMT Islam, A Saha - Environmental earth sciences, 2021 - Springer
The deficiency of freshwater has become a global issue in the recent era, especially in water-
scarce hard rock region including India. Groundwater (GW) as a natural resource is …

Weathering and soil formation in hot, dry environments mediated by plant–microbe interactions

BR Lopez, M Bacilio - Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2020 - Springer
Bioweathering in arid lands is a complex set of processes comprising a wide variety of
organisms, all contributing to soil formation. Weathering starts with outcrop fragmentation by …

[HTML][HTML] Sand production control mechanisms during oil well production and construction

A Salahi, AN Dehghan, SJ Sheikhzakariaee… - Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sand production is considered as one of the significant production issues that significantly
reduce wellbore productivity. The process of sand or solids production in production …

Application of fuzzy C-means clustering and fuzzy EDAS to assess groundwater irrigation suitability and prioritization for agricultural development in a complex …

S Halder, S Bhattacharya, MB Roy, PK Roy - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The current research is focused on detecting a river basin suitable for agriculture and priority
for management using a new clustering tool of groundwater quality with fuzzy logic …

Influence of micro-scale factors in weathering and elements mobility: Evidence from a comparative study of granite and basalt weathering profiles across India

KM Ghasera, SA Rashid - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
In an attempt to constrain the micro-scale factors during weathering, large number of
samples from four weathering profiles developed on granite and basalt rocks under different …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of pegmatites zones in Muiane and Naipa (Mozambique) from Sentinel-2 images, using band combinations, band ratios, PCA and supervised …

U Gemusse, J Cardoso-Fernandes, A Lima… - Remote Sensing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Remote sensing has been widely used in Geological Sciences for different applications,
such as to identify geological and mineralogical objects and surface alteration changes. This …

Analysis of radon concentration in ground water and estimation of associated health risks in Purulia Municipality, West Bengal, India

J Mukherjee, S Mitra, S Sutradhar… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The present study deals with the assessment of radon (Rn-222) concentration in
groundwater and associated radiation doses among the local inhabitants due to its …

Understanding the exchange process between ground and surface water using mini drive point piezometer and mathematical models to identify suitable managed …

S Halder, MB Roy, PK Roy - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
In the current study, subsurface characteristics within the complex formation of the Shilabati
basin system of West Bengal, India, extending over an area of 3888 km2, have been …