3D printing calcium alginate adsorbents for highly efficient recovery of U (VI) in acidic conditions

S Fuxiang, W Na, Z Qiangqiang, W Jie, L Bin - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) porous calcium alginate (3D CA) scaffold was
successfully constructed using a direct-ink-writing-based 3D printing method combined with …

Uptake, organ distribution and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in crops in abandoned indigenous smelting region

J Wang, S Liu, X Wei, J Beiyuan, L Wang, J Liu, H Sun… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Inorganic pollution induced by smelting waste has threatened the safety of environment,
whereas the impacts on farmlands with regards to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) receive …

Committed effective dose and lifetime cancer risk due to ingestion of natural radionuclides in grains grown in an area of high background radiation

LB Silva, JM Lopes, WS Pereira, RWD Garcêz… - Applied Radiation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current study aimed at estimating committed effective dose and cancer risk due to the
intake of K-40, Ra-226, Ra-228 and Th-228 present in grains grown in an HBRA. The …

Assessment of released natural radionuclides by waste rock pile and mining pit associated with a uranium mine at Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

WS Pereira, A Kelecom, M Charles-Pierre… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Ore Treatment Unit was a uranium mining company that is currently being
decommissioned. The local rainfall index makes it necessary to release effluents into the …

Lifetime cancer risk increase due to consumption of some foods from a High Background Radiation Area

WS Pereira, JM Lopes, A Kelecom, RWD Garcêz… - Applied Radiation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Activity concentration (AC) in foods produced and commonly consumed in a High
Background Radiation Area (HBRA) was analyzed. The AC were obtained by …

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 …