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 …

Influence of coastal groundwater salinization on the distribution and risks of heavy metals

X Wen, J Lu, J Wu, Y Lin, Y Luo - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Coastal groundwater quality significantly affects the regional sustainable development, due
to the water resource shortage in coastal zone. Current studies on coastal groundwater have …

Influence of seawater intrusion and heavy metals contamination on groundwater quality, Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia

F Alshehri, S Almadani, AS El-Sorogy… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Groundwater samples were collected from 115 boreholes and dugwells to document the
influence of seawater intrusion and heavy metals contamination on groundwater quality of …

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 …

Biochar promotes arsenic sequestration on iron plaques and cell walls in rice roots

M Xu, P Gao, J Wu, J Ma, X Zhang, G Yang, L Long… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The iron (Fe) cycle in the rice-soil system affects arsenic (As) uptake by rice. The effect of Fe
on As uptake can be influenced by the addition of biochar, but has not been thoroughly …

Biochar regulates biogeochemical cycling of iron and chromium in a soil-rice system by stimulating Geobacter and Clostridium

XU Min, LIN Yang, MA Jing, L Lulu, C Chao, Y Gang… - Pedosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
In soil-rice systems, microbial reduction of iron (Fe) has been recognized as a crucial
biogeochemical process that regulates Fe and chromium (Cr) translocation; however, the …

The cr (Vi) stability in contaminated coastal groundwater: Salinity as a driving force

IPD Eliopoulos, GD Eliopoulos… - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chromium concentrations in seawater are less than 0.5 μg/L, but the Cr (VI) in contaminated
coastal groundwater affected by Cr-bearing rocks/ores and/or human activities, coupled with …

Investigation of mobility and bioavailability of arsenic in agricultural soil after treatment by various soil amendments using sequential extraction procedure and …

C Srithongkul, S Wongsaipun, C Krongchai… - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) partitioning in soil stabilization processes responded differently to various
application factors. This research reported on the use of multivariate analysis to assist in the …

Distribution of selenium in the soil–plant–groundwater system: Factors controlling its bio-accumulation

GD Eliopoulos, IPD Eliopoulos, M Tsioubri… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for humans and animals, but both Se excess and
deficiency can cause various health risks. Since Greece is among the European countries …

Bio-Geochemical Processes: Insights from Fe-Mn Mineralization in the Aegean Sea (Greece)

C Vasilatos, EE Kampouroglou, I Megremi… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we have compiled new and existing mineralogical and geochemical data on Fe-
Mn mineralization from the Aegean region [Attica (Grammatiko, Legrena, and Varnavas) …