Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Approval of Radioactive Roads : Environmental, public health and union groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for approving the use of radioactive phosphogypsum in roads. The groups also petitioned the agency to reconsider its Oct. 20 approval. The EPA has long prohibited use of phosphogypsum in roads because it contains uranium and radium that produce radionuclides linked to higher risks of cancer and genetic damage. Photo of Phosphogypsum (Kirill SHESTAKOV, CC BY-SA 4.0 ; Link ) Phosphogypsum Stack; Fort Mead, FL (Harvey HENKELMANN, Link )

Emigrant Peak and Yellowstone River  by  Hosereed; Link Montana Supreme Court upholds decision to block mining north of Yellowstone (Helen DORÉ, Bozeman Daily Chronicle ; December 9, 2020)  https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/environment/montana-supreme-court-upholds-decision-to-block-mining-north-of-yellowstone/article_8fe4b13a-eff9-5d09-99a1-55b55c4e7058.html Montana Supreme Court Deals Final Blow To Mining Plan Near Yellowstone (Jessica KNOBLAUCH, EarthJustice ; December 9, 2020) https://earthjustice.org/blog/2018-may/montana-court-agrees-yellowstone-gateway-more-valuable-than-gold

Selected Research Articles: Understanding the biogeochemical mechanisms of metal removal from acid mine drainage with a subsurface limestone bed at the Mokotura Mine, Japan (FUCHIDA et al. , 2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78069-9 The Use of Low Grade Limestone in Acid Mine Drainage Treatment  (OTHMAN et al ., 2019) http://www.ukm.my/mjas/v23_n3/pdf/Anuar_23_3_11.pdf Removal of arsenic and iron from acidic water using zeolite and limestone:  batch and column studies (LIZAMA-ALLENDE et al. , 2017) http://repositorio.uchile.cl/bitstream/handle/2250/149002/Removal-of-Arsenic.pdf?sequence=1 Acid Mine Drainage at Tilt Cove by Scio c ;    CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link

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