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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.

Chapter 7: Integrating Remediation and Resource Recovery of Industrial Alkaline Wastes: Case Studies of Steel and Alumina Industry Residues (2019)
Book Chapter
Gomes, H. I., Rogerson, M., Courtney, R., & Mayes, W. M. (2020). Chapter 7: Integrating Remediation and Resource Recovery of Industrial Alkaline Wastes: Case Studies of Steel and Alumina Industry Residues. In Resource Recovery from Wastes: Towards a Circular Economy (168-191). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781788016353-00168

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. With an estimated annual production of two billion tonnes globally, alkaline industrial wastes can be considered both major global waste streams, and materials that offer significant options for potential resour... Read More about Chapter 7: Integrating Remediation and Resource Recovery of Industrial Alkaline Wastes: Case Studies of Steel and Alumina Industry Residues.