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:
- Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Coal-Bearing Rocks, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 24 May 2024)
- Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments in Light of Environmental and Climate Changes (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Cemented Tailings Backfill (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Advances in Serpentinization (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Dissolution and Precipitation Dynamics at the Mineral–Fluid Interface (Deadline: 7 June 2024)
- Size Distribution, Chemical Composition and Morphology of Mine Dust (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Chemical Weathering Studies (Deadline: 29 June 2024)
- Potentially Toxic Elements: Source, Distribution, Risk Assessment and Remediation (Deadline: 26 July 2024)
- Uranium: Geochemistry and Mineralogy (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Organic Geochemistry, Geochronology, and Paleogeography of Shale Deposits (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Soil-Water-Plant Cycle of Potentially Toxic Elements: Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment Approach, and Remediation Strategies (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Geochemical Characteristics and Contamination Risk Assessment of Soil (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Carbon Dioxide Storage, Utilization & Reduction (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Radionuclide Interactions with Natural and Synthetic Solids (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Application for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Ore Deposits (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Life and Carbonate: Biotic and Abiotic Fingerprints in Past and Recent Carbonate Sediments (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Eco-Sustainable Treatment for Mine Waters (Deadline: 27 September 2024)
- Characterization and Management of Mine Waters (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Geochemical Investigations of Water–Rock Interaction and Contamination (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Biogeochemistry Processes of Acid Mine Drainage and Effects on Materials Alteration (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Clays, Zeolites and Engineered Mineral Materials for Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Biogeochemistry, Medical and Environmental Mineralogy of Fibrous Minerals (Deadline: 13 October 2024)
- Tailings Dams: Design, Characterization, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Critical Minerals and Associated Elements in Mine Effluent and Treatment Residuals: Management Strategies and Technologies for Resource Recovery (Deadline: 22 November 2024)
- Adsorption and Precipitation of Phosphorus by Minerals in Soil (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Redox Reactivity of Iron Minerals in the Geosphere, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Environmental Pollution and Assessment in Mining Areas (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Sedimentology and Geochemistry of Carbonates (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils Affected by Metal Mining and Processing, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Sustainable Use of Abandoned Mines, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)