Tailings from iron mining are characterized by high concentrations of iron and manganese
oxides, as well as high pH values. With these characteristics, most of the potentially toxic …

O termo elemento-traço tem sido usado para definir metais catiônicos e oxiânions presentes
em baixas concentrações (usualmente< 0, 1 dag kg-1) em solos e plantas (Pierzynski et al …

O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a variabilidade espacial de atributos químicos de
um Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo húmico. O estudo foi realizado em uma área cultivada com …

Mining activities promote the development of economies and societies, yet they cause
environmental impacts that must be minimized so that their benefits overcome the likely …

Mining by-products have been tested as adsorbents for arsenic in order to reduce As
bioavailability. This study evaluated a red mud (RM) treated with or without phosphogypsum …

Cadmium (Cd) is the most hazardous heavy metal element to organisms. Cd can induce
oxidative stress in plants that disrupts cellular homeostasis, damages proteins and …

O conhecimento das relações entre propriedades físicas e mecânicas do solo pode
contribuir no desenvolvimento de funções de pedotransferência, que permitam estimar …

The present work investigates how rhamnolipid biosurfactants perform when removing the
pesticides atrazine and 2, 4 D from an artificially contaminated tropical soil. The rhamnolipid …

Hydrothermally-altered feldspar (HydroPotash, HYP) possesses, among other
physicochemical properties, high pH buffering and cation exchange capacity. Therefore, it …

The cerrado biome covers 24% of the Brazilian territory and has strategic importance in the
production of grains (maize and soybean), meat and milk, generation of hydroelectric power …