Special Issue ‘Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH): 50th anniversary’
Published in Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Special Issue ‘Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH): 50th anniversary’
A new approach to assess the degree of contamination and determine sources and risks related to PTEs in an urban environ...
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
In 2017, a geochemical survey was carried out across the Commune of Santiago, a local administrative unit located at the center of the namesake capital city of Chile, and the concentration of a number of major and trace elements (53 in total) was determined on 121 topsoil samples. Multifractal IDW (MIDW) interpolation method was applied to raw data...
An approach for evaluating the bioavailability and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements using edible and inedib...
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Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
Mining affects the environment, particularly through the persistence of accumulation of tailings materials; this is aggravated under tropical climatic conditions, which favours the release of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) bioavailable to the local flora and fauna and supposing a risk to human health. The Remance gold mine (Panamá), exploited in...
Radon groundwater in a radon-prone area: possible uses and problems: an example from SW part of Kłodzko Valley, Sudetes,...
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
The paper describes research aimed at expanding scientific knowledge of radioactive isotope 222Rn occurrence in groundwaters flowing in crystalline rocks, including its spatial and temporal changes. The research, conducted in an area characterized by medium radon potential, was intended to determine the values of 222Rn activity concentration in gro...
Correction to: A pilot study that provides evidence of epigenetic changes among mother-child pairs living proximal to mi...
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
Identification of the factors determining the concentration and spatial distribution of Zn, Pb and Cd in the soils of th...
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
We investigated trace-metal (TM)--Zn, Pb and Cd--concentrations and spatial distributions in the uppermost layers of non-forest soils from Tatra National Park (West Carpathians). We aimed to determine the main factors affecting the distribution of TMs, as well as the risk they posed to the environment. TM concentrations were compared to the target ...
Characterizing regional radon-in-air levels in rocks of the Canary Islands (Spain): new data and results.
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
In this work, a regional-scale strategy to characterize the radon activity levels in the Canary Islands (Spain) is described. The main objectives of this strategy consisted of (1) studying the likely relationship between radon concentration and lithology of the rock matrix through the lithological data of 247 samples from volcanic rocks of the Cana...
PM2.5 exceedances and source appointment as inputs for an early warning system.
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
Between June 2018 and April 2019, a sampling campaign was carried out to collect PM2.5, monitoring meteorological parameters and anthropogenic events in the Sartenejas Valley, Venezuela. We develop a logistic model for PM2.5 exceedances (≥ 12.5 µg m-3). Source appointment was done using elemental composition and morphology of PM by scanning electro...
Geographical distribution of trace elements (selenium, zinc, iron, copper) and case fatality rate of COVID-19: a nationa...
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
Severe outcome particularly death is the largest burden of COVID-19. Clinical observations showed preliminary data that deficiency in certain trace elements, essential for the normal activity of immune system, may be associated with worse COVID-19 outcome. Relevant study of environmental epidemiology has yet to be explored. We investigated the geog...
Potential fluoride exposure from selected food crops grown in high fluoride soils in the Makueni County, south-eastern K...
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
Makueni County, located in south-eastern Kenya, faces challenges such as limited potable water and restricted food supplies as the result of semi-aridity. High fluoride (F) concentrations have been reported in drinking water with resultant dental fluorosis affecting the local population. To determine the potential F exposure through the consumption...
