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Combined Use of Remediation Technologies with Electrokinetics (2021)
Book Chapter
Gomes, H. I., & Bustos, E. B. (2021). Combined Use of Remediation Technologies with Electrokinetics. In A. B. Ribeiro, & M. Narasimha Vara Prasad (Eds.), Electrokinetic Remediation for Environmental Security and Sustainability (61-84). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119670186.ch3

Soil contamination is a global challenge linked to both water and food security. In most cases of contaminated soil, there is not just one contaminant, but a mixture of inorganic and organic pollutants, which hinders the efficacy of remediation techn... Read More about Combined Use of Remediation Technologies with Electrokinetics.

Doce River Large-Scale Environmental Catastrophe: Decision and Policy-Making Outcomes (2021)
Book Chapter
Lima, A. T., Bastos, F. A., Junior, F. J. T., Neto, R. R., Gomes, H. I., & Barroso, G. F. (2021). Doce River Large-Scale Environmental Catastrophe: Decision and Policy-Making Outcomes. In A. A. R. Ioris (Ed.), Environment and Development: Challenges, Policies and Practices (133-173). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55416-3_5

A tailings dam failed on 5 November 2015, flooding the Doce River, Brazil, with 34 Mm3 of tailings and killing 19 people, together with massive riverine life annihilation, water-use impairments, and fisheries interruption. A total of 663.2 km of rive... Read More about Doce River Large-Scale Environmental Catastrophe: Decision and Policy-Making Outcomes.