A critical review on the occurrence and distribution of the uranium-and thorium-decay nuclides and their effect on the quality of groundwater

A Vengosh, RM Coyte, J Podgorski… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This critical review presents the key factors that control the occurrence of natural elements
from the uranium-and thorium-decay series, also known as naturally occurring radioactive …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy of water: Tackling quantity, quality and footprint of water

S Sauvé, S Lamontagne, J Dupras, W Stahel - Environmental development, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The evaluation of the water footprint of goods is a good step towards the evaluation of the
circularity of water. The assessment of the whole life cycle of a product allows the …

[HTML][HTML] The occurrence and distribution of strontium in US groundwater

ML Musgrove - Applied Geochemistry, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Groundwater samples from 32 principal aquifers across the United States (US) provide a
broad spatial scope of the occurrence and distribution of strontium (Sr) and are used to …

Over a third of groundwater in USA public-supply aquifers is Anthropocene-age and susceptible to surface contamination

BC Jurgens, K Faulkner, PB McMahon… - … Earth & Environment, 2022‏ - nature.com
The distribution of groundwater age is useful for evaluating the susceptibility and
sustainability of groundwater resources. Here, we compute the aquifer-scale cumulative …

Hydrochemical and geological controls on dissolved radium and radon in northwestern Algeria hydrothermal groundwaters

Y Zemour, N Mebrouk, A Mayer, I Mekebret, MI Sherif - Chemosphere, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study presents the results of the first investigation on natural occurrence of radium and
radon in Algerian thermal water systems. Activity concentrations of Rn and Ra isotopes were …

Blending phosphogypsum to mitigate radionuclide leaching for sustainable road base applications

KD Weiksnar, DJ Lott, TG Townsend - Science of The Total Environment, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Production of phosphoric acid generates a calcium sulfate byproduct known as
phosphogypsum (PG). PG is not considered a suitable standalone road base material …

Occurrence and geochemistry of lead-210 and polonium-210 radionuclides in public-drinking-water supplies from principal aquifers of the United States

Z Szabo, PE Stackelberg… - Environmental Science & …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
On the basis of lifetime cancer risks, lead-210 (210Pb) and polonium-210 (210Po)≥ 1.0 and
0.7 pCi/L (picocuries per liter), respectively, in drinking-water supplies may pose human …

Geochemical and hydrogeological factors influencing high levels of radium contamination in groundwater in arid regions

T Faraj, A Ragab, M El Alfy - Environmental Research, 2020‏ - Elsevier
One of the most challenging environmental issues in arid regions is radionuclide
groundwater contamination; typically, radionuclide sources, mobility, and spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Refining the conceptual model for radionuclide mobility in groundwater in the vicinity of a Hungarian granitic complex using geochemical modeling

P Baják, K Csondor, D Pedretti, M Muniruzzaman… - Applied …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Groundwater is an important freshwater resource, which can be affected by geogenic
radionuclide contamination. To make decisions regarding the use and management of …

Strontium and radium occurrence at the boundary of a confined aquifer system

A Plechacek, SR Scott, MB Gotkowitz… - Applied Geochemistry, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Aquifers are susceptible to contamination by naturally occurring metals and radionuclides
that limits the quantity of groundwater available for drinking. The Midwestern Cambrian …