Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
The Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry Section covers various interactions of minerals with their environment and ecosystems. This includes the contact of minerals with atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere in natural and engineered systems leading to mineral formation, alteration and solubilisation. Examples of relevant application areas are natural processes such as weathering, biogeochemical cycling of elements and sedimentation, as well as contamination and related risk analysis. Moreover, engineering applications such as CO2 sequestration, bioleaching, geoengineering, remediation and waste management are also considered.
Keywords
- Acid sulfate soils
- Biogeochemical cycling
- Bioleaching
- Biooxidation
- Bioprecipitation
- Bioreduction
- Biosolubilisation
- Biosorption
- CO2 sequestration
- Desulfurisation
- Geoengineering
- Geopolymers
- Heavy metal
- Isotopes
- Mine drainage
- Minerals in remediation
- Mineral stabilisation
- Mine waste
- Pollution indices
- Precipitation
- Risk assessment
- Soil contamination
- Solubilisation
- Sorption
- Waste disposal
- Weathering
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Organic Geochemistry, Geochronology, and Paleogeography of Shale Deposits (Deadline: 3 November 2024)
- Chemical Weathering Studies (Deadline: 29 November 2024)
- Redox Reactivity of Iron Minerals in the Geosphere, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Adsorption and Precipitation of Phosphorus by Minerals in Soil (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Environmental Pollution and Assessment in Mining Areas (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Waste Minerals, Sediments and Their Environmental Mineralogy (Deadline: 23 December 2024)
- Size Distribution, Chemical Composition and Morphology of Mine Dust (Deadline: 26 December 2024)
- Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments in Light of Environmental and Climate Changes (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils Affected by Metal Mining and Processing, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Bioleaching of Metals from Waste/Wastewater (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Sedimentology and Geochemistry of Carbonates (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Risks Assessment, Management and Control of Mining Contamination, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 6 January 2025)
- Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Cemented Tailings Backfill (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Characterization and Management of Mine Waters (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Dissolution and Precipitation Dynamics at the Mineral–Fluid Interface (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Mineral Dissolution and Precipitation in Geologic Porous Media (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Life and Carbonate: Biotic and Abiotic Fingerprints in Past and Recent Carbonate Sediments (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Geochemical Characteristics and Contamination Risk Assessment of Soil (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Sustainable Use of Abandoned Mines, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Green Mining Solutions for the Sustainability of Mine Tailings Management (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Application for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Ore Deposits (Deadline: 28 March 2025)
- Critical Minerals and Associated Elements in Mine Effluent and Treatment Residuals: Management Strategies and Technologies for Resource Recovery (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Biomining: Integrated Approaches for Waste Treatment and Metallurgical Resource Recovery (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Radionuclides and Radiation Exposure in Minerals Extraction, Processing and Applications (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Environmental Geochemistry of Heavy Metals: Contamination, Impacts, and Countermeasure Strategies (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Tailings Dams: Design, Characterization, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Application of Biomodified Mineral Amendments in Industrial, Environmental and Agricultural Engineering (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Geochemical Investigations of Water–Rock Interaction and Contamination (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Mineralogic Analysis, Size Distribution and Environmental Impacts of Mine Dust (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Rocks, Soils, Sediments, and Water Containing Hazardous Substances (Deadline: 31 July 2025)