Since their introduction in the late 1970s, sequential extraction procedures have
experienced a rapid increase in use. They are now applied for a large number of potentially …

When synthetic, xenobiotic compounds such as agrochemicals and industrial chemicals are
utilized, they eventually reach the soil environment where they are subject to degradation …

The aim of this paper is to present a new database on the chemical composition of
suspended matter in World Rivers, together with the associated elemental fluxes. There is a …

In a metal-polluted stream in the Riou Mort watershed in SW France, periphytic biofilm was
analyzed for diatom cell densities and taxonomic composition, dry weight and metal bio …

Based on high spatial resolution monitoring, the first spatial distribution maps for the eight
trace elements identified as priority contaminants in aquatic systems (ie As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg …

Daily measurements of water discharges and suspended particulate matter (SPM)
concentrations and monthly sampling for trace element analyses (Cd, Zn, Pb and Cu) were …

Urban wastewater metal inputs into coastal systems are of increasing interest to both
scientists and managers facing restrictive environmental protection policies, population …

This study concerns the mineralogy of the tailings of a former Ag–Pb mine (Auzelles district,
France) and the contribution of the waste materials to the heavy metal dissemination in the …

Dust emitted from mining, ore processing, and tailing dumps have direct effects on miners
who work close to these operations. The Gol-E-Gohar (GEG) mining and industrial company …

Tailings containing mining and ore treatment waste, accumulated over long time periods are
major contaminant sources at the watershed scale and may seriously impair environmental …