[HTML][HTML] Speciation of heavy metals in soils and their immobilization at micro-scale interfaces among diverse soil components

Q Li, Y Wang, Y Li, L Li, M Tang, W Hu, L Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (HM) pollution of soils is a globally important ecological and environmental
problem. Previous studies have focused on i) tracking pollution sources in HM-contaminated …

Natural organic matter-cations complexation and its impact on water treatment: A critical review

J Adusei-Gyamfi, B Ouddane, L Rietveld, JP Cornard… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
The quality and quantity of natural organic matter (NOM) has been observed to evolve which
poses challenges to water treatment facilities. Even though NOM may not be toxic itself, its …

Heavy metal behaviour at mineral-organo interfaces: Mechanisms, modelling and influence factors

C Qu, W Chen, X Hu, P Cai, C Chen, XY Yu… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
The mineral-organo composites control the speciation, mobility and bioavailability of heavy
metals in soils and sediments by surface adsorption and precipitation. The dynamic changes …

Effect of gasification biochar application on soil quality: Trace metal behavior, microbial community, and soil dissolved organic matter

X Yang, A Tsibart, H Nam, J Hur, A El-Naggar… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Compared to pyrolysis biochar (PBC), gasification biochar (GBC) differs in both composition
and surface functionalities due to the use of an oxidizing purging gas. This work compares …

[HTML][HTML] Rare earth elements (REEs) behavior in a large river across a geological and anthropogenic gradient

MC Lafreniere, JF Lapierre, DE Ponton… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
To meet the strong demand for green and digital technologies, the production of rare earth
elements (REEs) has increased significantly, yet the fate of REEs (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm …

Humic acids restrict the transformation and the stabilization of Cd by iron (hydr) oxides

C Qu, J Chen, M Mortimer, Y Wu, P Cai… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Iron (hydr) oxides and their association with organic matter significantly affect the mobility of
heavy metals in natural soils and sediments. However, the behavior of cadmium (Cd) during …

Geochemical modeling of Fe (II) binding to humic and fulvic acids

C Catrouillet, M Davranche, A Dia, M Bouhnik-Le Coz… - Chemical geology, 2014 - Elsevier
The complexation of Fe (II) with organic matter (OM) and especially with humic acids (HAs)
remains poorly characterized in the literature. In this study, batch experiments were …

Molecular investigation on changing behaviors of natural organic matter by coagulation with non-targeting screen using high-resolution mass spectrometry

G Ma, H Xu, X Yang, G An, Q Yang, X Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) can tremendously influence the purification efficiency of the
drinking water treatment process. Coagulation was the first and primary process of NOM …

Fate and trophic transfer of rare earth elements in temperate lake food webs

M Amyot, MG Clayden, GA MacMillan… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Many mining projects targeting rare earth elements (REE) are in development in North
America, but the background concentrations and trophic transfer of these elements in natural …

[HTML][HTML] Rare earth elements interaction with iron-organic matter colloids as a control of the REE environmental dissemination

Y Tadayon, D Vantelon, J Gigault, A Dia… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REE) are highly sought after for advanced technology, in response
concerns about their environmental impact have arisen. The mobility and transport of REEs …