The industrial scale production and wide variety of applications of manufactured
nanoparticles (NPs) and their possible release in considerable amounts into the natural …

Suspended particles are instrumental in controlling the reactivity, transport and biological
impacts of substances in aquatic environments, and provide a crucial link for chemical …

The impacts of the SAMARCO iron tailing spill along more than 650 km, between the dam
and the plume of the Doce River in the Atlantic, were assessed by the determination of toxic …

Inorganic geochemical analysis of sediment has played a central role in palaeolimnology
since its establishment as a research field. This chapter outlines methods that can be …

A geochemical survey of the northwestern part of the Thailand Gulf (Inner Gulf) was carried
out in order to define concentrations and distribution patterns of selected heavy metals (V …

Researchers are now discovering that naturally occurring environmental nanoparticles can
play a key role in important chemical characteristics and the overall quality of natural and …

The uptake and release of 109Cd, 51Cr, 60Co, 59Fe, 54Mn, and 65Zn were studied using
end-member waters and particles from Port Jackson estuary, Australia. The kinetics of …

This study tests the hypothesis that differences in the densities of plankton across lakes lead
to significant variation in Hg accumulation by the biota. The study comprised (i) a field …

Coastal sediments in many regions are impacted by high levels of contaminants. Due to a
combination of shallow water depths, waves, and currents, these sediments are subject to …

Reconstructing Cenozoic history of continental silicate weathering is crucial for
understanding Earth's carbon cycle and greenhouse history. The question of whether …