Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Pillow Lava of Troodos Ophiolite in Cyprus by Ronny ; CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link Research Article: Magmatic volatiles episodically flush  oceanic hydrothermal systems as recorded by zoned epidote (FOX et al. , 2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00051-0 Ophiolite Sequence by Woudlouper ; CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link

By Adam S. Keck, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link Researchers devise new method to get lead out of filters, better measure amount in tap water (Brandie JEFFERSON, Washington University in Saint Louis ; October 29, 2020) https://source.wustl.edu/2020/10/researchers-devise-new-method-to-get-lead-out-of-filters-better-measure-amount-in-tap-water/ Featured Research Article*: Accumulation on and extraction of lead from point-of-use filters for evaluating lead exposure from drinking water (PAN et al. , 2020) https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/ew/d0ew00496k/unauth#!divAbstract ( * ) = Abstract and Supplemental information only! By Smial, Haushalts-Wasserfilter; CC BY-SA 2.0 de , Link

Trump administration sets Gulf of Mexico drilling auction for Nov. 18                                           (Staff, Reuters ; October 15, 2020) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drilling-offshore/trump-administration-sets-gulf-of-mexico-drilling-auction-for-nov-18-idUSKBN2702SX BOEM Announces Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale For Gulf of Mexico                       (Newsroom, U. S. Department of the Interior ; October 15, 2020) https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/press-releases/boem-announces-region-wide-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-gulf-mexico U. S.  Hurricane Alley Map Image:  NOAA, 2017  

By Phoenix7777", Data source: MODIS Active Fire Detections for CONUS (2020), Geospatial Technology and Applications Center, U.S. Forest Service, USDA; Map: Open Street Map, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link After Wildfires Stop Burning, a Danger in the Drinking Water (Max HORBERRY, New York Times ; October 2, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/science/wildfires-water-toxins.html Featured Research Article: Wildfire caused widespread drinking water distribution network contamination   (PROCTOR et al. , 2020) https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aws2.1183

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...