The status of arsenic pollution in the Greek and Cyprus environment: An overview

SK Golfinopoulos, SP Varnavas, DE Alexakis - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study presents an overview about the arsenic (As) contamination and its sources in two
European countries. Arsenic is a highly toxic element in its inorganic form and it is …

Arsenic contamination status in Europe, Australia, and other parts of the world

G Medunić, Ž Fiket, M Ivanić - Arsenic in Drinking Water and Food, 2020 - Springer
This chapter presents latest research in Australia, Europe, and other parts of the world on
environmental issues related to As, particularly in water, but the viewpoints of food, health …

Urban soil geochemistry in Athens, Greece: The importance of local geology in controlling the distribution of potentially harmful trace elements

A Argyraki, E Kelepertzis - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Understanding urban soil geochemistry is a challenging task because of the complicated
layering of the urban landscape and the profound impact of large cities on the chemical …

Contamination of the soil–groundwater–crop system: Environmental risk and opportunities

M Economou-Eliopoulos, I Megremi - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing development of industries, resulting in a large volume of mining, smelting,
and combustion wastes, and intense agricultural activities, due to demand for food and …

Plate tectonics influence on geogenic arsenic cycling: From primary sources to global groundwater enrichment

A Mukherjee, S Gupta, P Coomar, AE Fryar… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
More than 100 million people around the world are endangered by geogenic arsenic (As) in
groundwater, residing in sedimentary aquifers. However, not all sedimentary aquifers are …

The rare earth elements potential of Greek bauxite active mines in the light of a sustainable REE demand

PN Gamaletsos, A Godelitsas, A Filippidis… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2019 - Springer
More recent data of Greek bauxites from the Parnassos-Ghiona active mines prove that rare
earth elements (REEs) occur mainly in the form of authigenic/diagenetic LREE 3+ carbonate …

Multivariate statistical analysis of the hydrogeochemical and isotopic composition of the groundwater resources in northeastern Peloponnesus (Greece)

I Matiatos, A Alexopoulos, A Godelitsas - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study involves an integration of the hydrogeological, hydrochemical and
isotopic (both stable and radiogenic) data of the groundwater samples taken from aquifers …

Arsenic occurrence in Europe: Emphasis in Greece and description of the applied full-scale treatment plants

IA Katsoyiannis, M Mitrakas… - Desalination and Water …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The presence of arsenic in groundwater comprises a worldwide problem and is recognized
as a human health threat. The present work summarizes the arsenic contamination in …

Distribution of geothermal arsenic in relation to geothermal play types: A global review and case study from the Anatolian plate (Turkey)

A Baba, T Uzelli, H Sozbilir - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic has a natural cycle as it travels underground. It can mix with geothermal fluid in
different ways under the control of magmatic and tectonic processes. Geogenic arsenic is …

Scale-dependent correlations between soil heavy metals and As around four coal-fired power plants of northern Greece

N Nanos, T Grigoratos, JA Rodríguez Martín… - … Research and Risk …, 2015 - Springer
We analyse the concentration of five trace elements (As, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) in the topsoil of
the Kozani-Ptolemais basin where four coal-fired power plants run to provide almost 47.8 …