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Heavy Metal Distribution in the Manganese Triangle - Xiushan, Chongqing China

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Map of Chongqing, China , 枫…秋絮 ; CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link Heavy Metals in mining and agricultural ecotone:  vertical distribution, ecological risks and health implications (ZHANG et al. , 2026) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-58692-8 Note :  Article in press! Also... Trace metal pollution and ecological effects on five crops around a typical Manganese mining area in Chongqing, China (ZHANG et al., 2026) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-37535-6
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Geochemistry and Megafaunal Community Structure of the Andaman Back-Arc Basin

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TRIPATHI et al ., 2025 .                     Geochemistry and Genesis of Fe-Mn deposits, West Sewell Ridge, Andaman Sea (VARGHESE et al. , 2026) https://www.academia.edu/resource/work/167543382 Also... Geochemistry of volcanic rocks of the Andaman Sea:  Insights into the nature of back-arc crust (TRIPATHI et al. , 2025) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024493724003840?casa_token=hnIYTLhn_ccAAAAA:lpH3T_Uiwwn2ndH9Ko7HRdR77khaXededPtI81WtDegohQ3fzrUtlBZpYBcdPcXwOzkKY16yLQ Megafauna Community Structure of Andaman Seamounts including the Back-Arc Basin -- A Quantitative Exploration of the Indian Ocean (SAUTYA et al ., 2011) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016162&type=printable
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AZ Critical Mineral Mine approaches Approval in spite of Water Quality Risks - South32 Hermosa Mine, Patagonia Mountains

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Nation's First Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Biodiversity Hotspot [Wyatt MYSKOW, Inside Climate News ( ICN ) ; March 15, 2026] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15032026/arizona-south32-hermosa-critical-minerals-mine/ Public Notice : State 401 Water Quality Certification Waiver | South32 Hermosa Critical Minerals Project [ Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) ; February 27, 2026] https://azdeq.gov/public-notice-preliminary-decision-waive-state-water-quality-certification-federal-action-south32 Public Comment closes on MARCH 20, 2026 ! Also... Patagonia mine faces scrutiny after heavy metal discharge (Henry BREAN, Tucson.com ; January 12, 2026) https://tucson.com/news/local/environment/article_ca597770-4dfb-4b48-915d-3ee72893438c.html ( South32 Hermosa Mine, Patagonia Mountains ; Tucson.com )
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Silent Global Deposition of TFA: A Persistent Chemical of Concern

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  Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA), Jynto ; Link CFC replacements behind hundreds of thousands of tonnes of global 'forever chemical' pollution (News Release, Lancaster University ; 4 February 2026) https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/cfc-replacements-behind-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tonnes-of-global-forever-chemical-pollution Featured Research Article: Growth in Production and Environmental Deposition of Trifluoroacetic Acid due to Long-Lived CFC Replacements and Aesthetics (HART et al. , 2026) https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL119216
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Soil Carbon Decomposition Parameters in Earth System Modeling

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Joint geochemical and microbial controls on soil particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon decomposability across the contiguous US (YI et al. , 2026) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332225003422
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Implications of Microplastic-Dissolved Organic Matter in Aquatic Systems

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LIU  et al. , 2025 Scientists reveal how microplastics release invisible chemical clouds into waterways (Press Release, EurekAlert ; 11 December 2025) https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109616 Featured Research Article: Molecular-level insights into derivation dynamics of microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter (LIU et al. , 2025) https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/newcontam-0025-0016
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Mantle Rock Chemistry - Atlantis Massif, Lost City Hydrothermal Vent Field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR)

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Atlantis Massif ,  NOAA ;  CC BY-SA 2.0 ,  Link A long section of serpentinized depleted mantle peridotite (LISSENBERG et al. , 2024) https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp1058 Serpentinized and Carbonated Peridotite ,  Deborah KELLEY (University of Washington, USA) ;  CC BY-SA 2.5 ,  Link Also... The Control of End‐Member Iron‐to‐Sulfide Ratios on Hydrothermal Plume Geochemistry at the Rainbow, Broken Spur, and Lost City Vent Fields in the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge  (SEVGEN et al. , 2025) https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2025GC012370
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