Contaminant Migration Processes in the Environment
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Geochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2019) | Viewed by 3271
Special Issue Editor
Interests: materials chemistry; water quality; nanomaterials; minerals; materials Science; nanoparticles; adsorption; material characterization; radioactive contamination; radioactive waste
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The main goal of this Special Issue of Geosciences is to bring together novel experimental and theoretical studies on contaminant retention and migration in the environment.
The threat that contaminant migration, from polluted sites or waste disposals, may cause to the environment and public health is a problem of concern. Thus, the detailed analysis of all the factors that render toxic substances (such as heavy metals, radionuclides or other pollutants) more mobile and more likely to reach the biosphere is the basis for minimising the associated risks and assessing any management decision.
Nevertheless, the movement of contaminants in the environment is complex and difficult to predict, because it depends on many factors, amongst them: Their interactions with the solid materials present (soils, sediments, rocks, etc.), the chemistry of the surrounding waters, as well as the presence of organic/inorganic ligands or colloids. Additionally, the hydrodynamics of the system and available flow-paths are crucial in transport processes. Thus, predicting the fate of contaminants in different scenarios is a challenging objective of scientific research.
This Special Issue will cover, in a comprehensive way, all those studies which aim to obtain a solid knowledge of the main processes controlling contaminant behaviour under different environmental conditions. Topics included will also be: (1) Thermodynamic modelling of retention processes; (2) reactive transport modelling; (3) evaluation of competitive/synergetic processes affecting contaminant retention; (4) kinetics and (ir)reversibility of retention processes; (5) effects of physicochemical heterogeneities; and (6) transferability of laboratory data to real systems.
Dr. Tiziana Missana
Guest Editor
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