Geochemical Investigations of Water–Rock Interaction and Contamination
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 286
Special Issue Editor
Interests: uranium geochemistry; rock-water interaction; mining; geochemical modeling; water quality
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Dear Colleagues,
Water–rock interactions play an important role in water geochemical compositions and potential water quality issues. These interactions include the chemical and thermal reactions between groundwater or surface water and rocks, sediments, minerals, or alluvium. Water chemistry is predominantly affected by rock weathering processes. This Special Issue welcomes submissions on new and innovative research related to water–rock interactions. Field investigations, laboratory experiments, or geochemical modeling can all be used to identify the geochemical processes that occur at the interface of water–rock interactions. The aim of this Special Issue is to share state-of-the-art investigations on water–rock interactions.
Dr. Johanna Blake
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- water–rock interactions
- water quality
- rock geochemistry
- geochemical modeling
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