Rare earth elements (REE) include the lanthanide series elements (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm,
Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) plus Sc and Y. Currently these metals have become …

Uranium concentration/contamination in groundwater is currently a subject of concern all
over the world due to related severe health problems to humans, as groundwater is the main …

Phosphate rocks (PRs) used in fertilizer production contain uranium (U), which enters
agricultural soils through phosphorus fertilization. However, our knowledge is still limited …

Abstract The Sonrai Formation of Bijawar Group, Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, India hosts
phosphorite deposits. This study has been carried out using geochemical and stable isotope …

Shales and sandstones of the Paleoproterozoic Bijawar Group (India) have been studied to
decipher their paleo-weathering conditions and provenance based on geochemistry. Shale …

In the Tethyan realm the carbonate-dominated Meso-Cenozoic South Tethyan
Phosphogenic Province is of considerable economic importance since it represents the …

The Paleoproterozoic phosphorites constitute an economically significant component of the
Sonrai basin of Lalitpur district. These are associated with ferruginous shale, ironstone …

It is well known that uranium (U) in mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizers may accumulate in
agricultural soils; yet, this U accumulation occurs at different rates, likely depending on the …

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most significant environmental challenges facing the
mining industry worldwide. Water infiltrating through the metal sulfide minerals, effluents of …

Phosphates are regarded as one of the most important fertilizer minerals used by man. In
Sonrai basin of Lalitpur the phosphorites are found to occur as lenticular and detached …