Sources, behaviour, and environmental and human health risks of high-technology rare earth elements as emerging contaminants

W Gwenzi, L Mangori, C Danha, N Chaukura… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent studies show that high-technology rare earth elements (REEs) of anthropogenic
origin occur in the environment including in aquatic systems, suggesting REEs are …

Eutrophication management in surface waters using lanthanum modified bentonite: a review

D Copetti, K Finsterle, L Marziali, F Stefani, G Tartari… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the scientific knowledge on the use of a lanthanum modified bentonite
(LMB) to manage eutrophication in surface water. The LMB has been applied in around 200 …

Agrochemical treatments as a source of heavy metals and rare earth elements in agricultural soils and bioaccumulation in ground beetles

A Naccarato, A Tassone, F Cavaliere, R Elliani… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The continuous and extensive application of agrochemicals leads to the accumulation of
heavy metals (HMs) and rare earth elements (REEs) in agricultural soils and their transfer in …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the fate of rare earth elements, REE, in transitional environments: coasts and estuaries

M Arienzo, L Ferrara, M Trifuoggi, M Toscanesi - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The production of rare earth elements, REE, has significantly increased over the past years,
in parallel with the latest advances in nanotechnologies and representing a new group of …

Rare earth elements in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems in the eastern Canadian Arctic

GA MacMillan, J Chételat, JP Heath… - … Science: Processes & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Few ecotoxicological studies exist for rare earth elements (REEs), particularly field-based
studies on their bioaccumulation and food web dynamics. REE mining has led to significant …

Rare earth elements in marine and terrestrial matrices of Northwestern Italy: Implications for food safety and human health

S Squadrone, P Brizio, C Stella, M Mantia… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are central in several critical technologies; their use is
constantly increasing as is their release into the environment. For this reason, it is important …

Fate and trophic transfer of rare earth elements in a tropical estuarine food web

ACSS Santos, LA Souza, TG Araujo… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We sampled abiotic and food web components in an impacted estuarine system to assess
the transfer and fate of rare earth elements (REE). REE (based on dry weight) were …

Rare earth elements lanthanum and praseodymium adversely affect neural and cardiovascular development in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Y Zhao, J Liang, H Meng, Y Yin, H Zhen… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Increasing rare earth element (REE) mining and refining activities have led to a
considerable release of these substances into aquatic environment, yet the knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Rare earth element bioaccumulation and cerium anomalies in biota from the Eastern Canadian subarctic (Nunavik)

H Marginson, GA MacMillan, E Grant… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent increases in the demand for rare earth elements (REE) have contributed to various
countries' interest in exploration of their REE deposits, including within Canada. Current …

[HTML][HTML] Hair-biomonitoring assessment of rare-earth-element exposure in residents of the largest rare-earth mining and smelting area of China

L Dai, J Ge, L Wang, X Wan, G Guo, T Liang… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The long-term and large-scale mining of rare earth minerals may lead to an accumulation of
rare earth elements (REEs) in the environment, posing potential health risks to residents. We …