Inorganic Environmental Geochemistry
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Geochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2018)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: geochemistry; transformations and fate of contaminants, particularly acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD); the sustainable management of mine waste and mine water
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
While there is not always a clear distinction between inorganic and organic compounds in geochemical studies, ‘inorganic environmental geochemistry’ broadly relates to the distribution of metals, metalloids, salts and nutrients in the environment. With growing human population and increased industrial activities, such as agriculture, mining, energy production, and manufacturing, each year more anthropogenic contaminants are released to aquatic and terrestrial environments and that potentially threatens human health and livelihood of natural ecosystems by polluting air, soil, and water sources. Natural geogenic processes, such a weathering and erosion, volcanic emissions and earthquake, wind and floods, can also disperse contaminants.
The aim of this Special Issue of Geosciences is to collate selected original contributions to the field of inorganic geochemistry with a focus on the source, release and mobility, geochemical pathways, and fate of environmentally-significant elements and compounds, in natural and man-made systems.
Examples of potential topics include: Understanding weathering processes, remediation of solid wastes, geochemistry of waste water treatment, geochemical modelling, applications of environmental isotopes, and advancements in analytical tools, characterization, monitoring, and assessments.
We would encourage potential authors to send us an abstract prior to the submission of their manuscript to verify if their work aligns with the objectives of this Special Issue. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Dr. Mansour Edraki
Guest Editor
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