Effects of uranium mining on soil bacterial communities and functions in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau

Q Li, Z Xiong, P Xiang, L Zhou, T Zhang, Q Wu, C Zhao - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The microecological effects of plateau uranium mining are still unknown. In this study, we
used 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing to analyze the impact of plateau uranium …

Rational design phosphorylation Mg-Fe layered dioxides nanosheets for efficient capture of uranium from wastewater

S Wang, L Zhao, H Yang, S Du, C Yang, B Lu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the nuclear industry boomed, lots of uranium has entered the water environment and
caused great damage to ecological environment. Designing and preparing efficient uranium …

[HTML][HTML] The characteristics of fungal responses to uranium mining activities and analysis of their tolerance to uranium

L Qiu, A Sha, N Li, Y Ran, P Xiang, L Zhou… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The influence of uranium (U) mining on the fungal diversity (FD) and communities (FC)
structure was investigated in this work. Our results revealed that soil FC richness and FD …

Environmental impact assessment due to the intake of uranium contained in surface waters in a semi-arid region in Brazil

W de Souza Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract In Santa Quitéria City, part of the population uses surface water for potation. These
waters do not undergo any treatment before consumption. As the region has a deposit of …

Internal dose rate due to intake of uranium and thorium by fish from a dam reservoir associated with a uranium mine in Brazil

W de Souza Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - Radiation and …, 2024 - Springer
Uranium mining can cause environmental impacts on non-human biota around mine sites.
Because of this, the reduction in non-human biota exposure becomes an important issue …

Application of radiological assessment as water quality criterion for effluent release in a Brazilian uranium mine

WS Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Uranium mining causes several radiological impacts on the surrounding environment,
notably in the water bodies, mainly due to the release of long half-life radionuclides from the …

An assessment of radiological risks and chemical toxicity due to naturally occurring radionuclides in surface waters of a semiarid region in Brazil

W de Souza Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Santa Quitéria, a city in northeastern Brazil, faces significant challenges in ensuring the
availability of potable water due to its semi-arid climate and limited water resources. This …

Activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in soil and water around some quarries and potential human health effects

LB An, VT Nguyen, NPT Huynh, HTY Hong… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, radioactivity levels were measured in surface soil and water around some large
quarries and quarry lakes in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. Natural radionuclides (226Ra …

The effect of bacteria on uranium sequestration stability by different forms of phosphorus

WF Tan, ZW Deng, JW Lv, DS Tang, JX Li… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Immobilisation of uranium (U (VI)) by direct precipitation of uranyl phosphate (UP) exhibits a
great potential application in the remediation of U (VI)-contaminated environments …

Compliance assessment when radioactive discharges are close to exemption levels in nuclear medicine facilities

L Carvalheira, JM Lopes, PF de Aguiar… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear Medicine has applied radiopharmaceuticals to diagnose and treat several diseases
for decades. The decay of the radionuclide inserted in the drug needs to be monitored and …