Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Abstract Groundwater is among the most vital sources of freshwater, providing the primary supply for human consumption and for agricultural and industrial use. Although the construction of barrages enhances resource management and alleviates droughts and floods amid escalating population growth, it affects groundwater quantity and quality. As the most significant multipurpose water project on the…

Abstract The consumption of vegetables is essential for human health. However, in regions affected by mining activities, this practice may pose serious risks due to potential heavy metal contamination at the soil–plant interface. This study evaluated the phytotoxicity and metal mobility in lettuce cultivated in mine tailing-contaminated soils after the Córrego do Feijão dam failure (Brumadinho, M…

Abstract In our study, the sequential extractions and environmental risk assessment of Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cr, Ba, Mn were performed in soil depth profiles and in sediments transported by surface runoff in two vineyards with contrasted soil pH in NE Hungary. Our data indicate that while both sites showed Cu contamination from fungicide applications, the slightly acidic soil in Tállya had considerably…

Phosphorus(P) is essential yet limited, and Norway, like the rest of Europe, remains dependent on imported phosphate rock. Biochar from pyrolysis organic residues offers a potential alternative P source, although quantifying plant-available P is complicated by diverse P speciation. In this study, biochar produced at 400 °C from raw manure, manure digestate, and biologically treated sewage sludge …