Soil and environmental issues in sandy soils

J Huang, AE Hartemink - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Sandy soils are widely distributed across the world. Due to the growing global population
and urbanization, these soils are increasingly used to provide food, feed, fiber, energy, and …

Influence of trace chemical constituents in phosphogypsum for road base applications: A review

KD Weiksnar, KA Clavier, SJ Laux… - Resources, Conservation …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The use of phosphogypsum as an amendment to graded aggregate road base serves as an
alternative to traditional and recycled aggregate sources. This provides a solution to issues …

Microbial functionalities and immobilization of environmental lead: Biogeochemical and molecular mechanisms and implications for bioremediation

SE George, Y Wan - Journal of hazardous materials, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The increasing environmental and human health concerns about lead in the environment
have stimulated scientists to search for microbial processes as innovative bioremediation …

An innovative method for synergistic stabilization/solidification of Mn2+, NH4+-N, PO43− and F− in electrolytic manganese residue and phosphogypsum

J Shu, M Chen, H Wu, B Li, B Wang, B Li, R Liu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Electrolytic manganese residue (EMR) contains large quantities of manganese (Mn 2+) and
ammonia nitrogen (NH 4+-N). Phosphogypsum (PG) contains plenty of phosphate (PO 4 …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphogypsum weathering and implications for pollutant discharge into an estuary

R Millán-Becerro, R Pérez-López, CR Cánovas… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Approximately 100 million tons of phosphogypsum were stockpiled onto marsh soils of the
Tinto River estuary (Huelva, SW Spain). This study focuses on the hydraulic response of the …

Enhancing the chemical performance of phosphogypsum as a road base material by blending with common aggregates

KD Weiksnar, TG Townsend - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Interest in reuse of phosphogypsum (PG) road base materials has resurged as alterative
disposal to stacking, but is limited due to regulatory constraints surrounding chemical …

Preparation of α-hemihydrate gypsum from phosphogypsum in recycling CaCl2 solution

W Lu, B Ma, Y Su, X He, Z **, H Qi - Construction and Building Materials, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Preparing α-hemihydrate gypsum (α-HH) from phosphogypsum (PG) in electrolyte solution
and atmospheric pressure has been developed as an energy-efficient and profitable method …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of estuarine water mixing on the mobility of trace elements in acid mine drainage leachates

R Pérez-López, R Millán-Becerro, MD Basallote… - Marine pollution …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This research reports the effects of pH increase on contaminant mobility in acid mine
drainage from the Iberian Pyrite Belt by seawater mixing in the laboratory, simulating the …

Trace metal characterization and fluxes from the Guadiana, Tinto-Odiel and Guadalquivir estuaries to the Gulf of Cadiz

E González-Ortegón, I Laiz, D Sánchez-Quiles… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Metals transported into the coastal zone by the South Iberian rivers are key to understand
the biogeochemical cycles and distribution of trace elements in the Gulf of Cadiz (GoC …

[HTML][HTML] Delineating distinct sediment pollution signatures from diverse sources in a heavily contaminated estuary near an area of high cancer and cardiovascular …

M Contreras-Llanes, V Santos-Sánchez… - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Our study aimed to identify specific pollution signatures in marsh sediments using
geochemical tracers in the highly polluted Odiel–Tinto Estuary prior to a planned restoration …