Variability of crystal surface reactivity: what do we know?

C Fischer, I Kurganskaya, T Schäfer, A Lüttge - Applied Geochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
A multitude of natural processes and technical applications require our ability to provide a
reliable prediction of crystal surface reactivity. During the last decades, the detailed analysis …

Geochemistry of ocean floor and fore-arc serpentinites: constraints on the ultramafic input to subduction zones

J Kodolányi, T Pettke, C Spandler… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We provide new insights into the geochemistry of serpentinites from mid-ocean ridges (Mid-
Atlantic Ridge and Hess Deep), passive margins (Iberia Abyssal Plain and Newfoundland) …

Experimental evidence for 234U–238U fractionation during granite weathering with implications for 234U/238U in natural waters

MB Andersen, Y Erel, B Bourdon - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
The daughter to parent (234U/238U) activity ratio in natural waters is often out of secular
radioactive equilibrium. The major reason for this disequilibrium is related to the energetic α …

Change of iron species and iron solubility in Asian dust during the long-range transport from western China to Japan

Y Takahashi, M Higashi, T Furukawa… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
In the North Pacific, transport and deposition of mineral dust from Asia appear to be one of
major sources of iron which can regulate growth of phytoplankton in the ocean. In this …

Radiocarbon Dating in groundwater systems. Chapter 4

LN Plummer, PD Glynn - 2013 - osti.gov
The radioactive isotope of carbon, radiocarbon (14C), was first produced artificially in 1940
by Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben, who bombarded graphite in a cyclotron at the Radiation …

A comparative study for the sorption of Cd (II) by soils with different clay contents and mineralogy and the recovery of Cd (II) using rhamnolipid biosurfactant

Y Aşçı, M Nurbaş, YS Açıkel - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Recent research has demonstrated that biosurfactants, especially rhamnolipids, can
enhance recovery of soil-bound metals. To propose the success of remediation process of …

Uranyl–chlorite sorption/desorption: Evaluation of different U (VI) sequestration processes

DM Singer, K Maher, GE Brown Jr - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
Sequestration of soluble uranium (VI) in the form of uranyl UO22+ by clay minerals such as
chlorite is potentially a major sink for U in U-contaminated environments. We have used …

Stepwise effects of the BCR sequential chemical extraction procedure on dissolution and metal release from common ferromagnesian clay minerals: a combined …

PC Ryan, S Hillier, AJ Wall - Science of the Total Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Sequential extraction procedures (SEPs) are commonly used to determine speciation of
trace metals in soils and sediments. However, the non-selectivity of reagents for targeted …

Biochar mediated uranium immobilization in magnetite rich Cu tailings subject to organic matter amendment and native plant colonization

Y Liu, S Wu, TAH Nguyen, TS Chan, YR Lu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic matter (OM) amendments and plant colonization can accelerate mineral weathering
and soil formation in metal mine tailings for ecological rehabilitation. However, the …

Use of biosurfactants in the removal of heavy metal ions from soils

YS Açıkel - Biomanagement of metal-contaminated soils, 2011 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination of soils is one of the world's major environmental problems,
posing significant risks to human health as well as to the ecosystems. Conventional …