Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

A Better Informed Society Can Prevent Lead Poisoning Disasters                                                   (Karen WALKER, University of Virginia ; September 18, 2020) https://engineering.virginia.edu/news/2020/09/better-informed-society-can-prevent-lead-poisoning-disasters Featured Research Article: The pervasive threat of lead (Pb) in drinking water:  Unmasking and pursuing scientific factors that govern release (SANTUCCI, Jr. and SCULLY, 2020) https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/09/01/1913749117 Infographic:  Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-08/documents/epa_lead_in_drinking_water_final_8.21.17.pdf By U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Public Domain;  Link

Temperature Comparison of Asphalt & Grass on an 89-90 Degree Day #1 by Daniel D. TEOLI, Jr.;  CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link Asphalt adds to air pollution, especially on hot, sunny days ( William WEIR, Yale News ; September 2, 2020) https://news.yale.edu/2020/09/02/asphalt-adds-air-pollution-especially-hot-sunny-days Featured Research Article : Asphalt-related emissions are a major missing nontraditional source of secondary organic aerosol precursors (KHARE et al. , 2020) https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabb9785 Also... Characterization of asphalt fume composition by GC/MS and effect of temperature (GASTHAUER et al. , 2007) http://www.geocities.ws/nsaascience/pdfapp1.pdf N. B.:   For recent research on Asphalt binder pollution, please click on the following link provided below: Potential Toxic Compound Production from Asphalt Binder Degradation in the Environment http://www.page2-scientifictopicsofinterest.com/2020...

By Jorge FRANGANILLO, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone , CC BY 2.0 , Link Forest Fires Are Setting Chernobyl’s Radiation Free (Jane Braxton LITTLE, The Atlantic ; August 10, 2020) https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/08/chernobyl-fires/615067/ Featured Research Articles: Resuspension and redistribution of radionuclides during grassland and Forest fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone:  part I.  Fire experiments (YOSCHENKO et al. , 2006) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X05002456 Resuspension and redistribution of radionuclides during grassland and Forest fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone:  part II.  Modeling the transport process (YOSCHENKO et al. , 2006) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X05003309 N. B.:  Full texts of the aforementioned articles may be requested directly from the Authors at the ResearchGate links provided below. YOSCHENKO et al. , 2006 (Parts I and II) https://www.researchgate.net/pu...

California Redwood Trees;   CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link Rule to Speed Oil Drilling in National Forests Released (Joshua AXELROD and Samuel EISENBERG, NRDC ; August 31, 2020) https://www.nrdc.org/experts/josh-axelrod/rule-speed-oil-drilling-national-forests-released Administration relaxes rules for oil and gas drilling in National Forests (Press Release, The Wilderness Society ; September 1, 2020) https://www.wilderness.org/articles/press-release/administration-relaxes-rules-oil-and-gas-drilling-national-forests# Documentation: Oil and Gas Resources (Federal Register, USDA Forest Service ; September 1, 2020) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/01/2020-18518/oil-and-gas-resources N. B. :   60-day Public Comment period for Docket ID  FS-2020-0007   open from September 1, 2020 to November 2, 2020! Also... Drilling in National Parks? (Mike WIRTH, National Parks Conservation Association ; Fall 2018) https://www.npca.org/articles/1916-dr...