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Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source (2014)
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Mao, L., Bailey, E. H., Chester, J., Dean, J., Ander, E. L., Chenery, S. R., & Young, S. D. (2014). Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source. Environmental Chemistry, 11(6), 690-701. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN14100

Environmental Context: There is growing concern that lead (Pb) in the environment may cause adverse health effects in human populations. We investigated the combined use of isotopic abundance and isotopic dilution to show how the origins of soil Pb... Read More about Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source.

Quantification of changes in zero valent iron morphology using X-ray computed tomography (2013)
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Luo, P., Bailey, E. H., & Mooney, S. J. (2013). Quantification of changes in zero valent iron morphology using X-ray computed tomography. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 25(11), 2344-2351. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-0742%2812%2960237-X

Morphological changes within the porous architecture of laboratory scale zero valent iron (ZVI) permeable reactive barriers (PRBs), after exposure to different groundwater conditions, have been quantified experimentally for different ZVI/sand ratios... Read More about Quantification of changes in zero valent iron morphology using X-ray computed tomography.

Fractionation of lead in soil by isotopic dilution and sequential extraction (2011)
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Atkinson, N. R., Bailey, E. H., Tye, A. M., Breward, N., & Young, S. D. (2011). Fractionation of lead in soil by isotopic dilution and sequential extraction. Environmental Chemistry, 8(5), 493-500. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN11020

Environmental contextThe chemical reactivity of lead in soil is difficult to assess and depends on both soil conditions and the origins of the lead. This paper tests the combined application of lead isotopic techniques and chemical extraction against... Read More about Fractionation of lead in soil by isotopic dilution and sequential extraction.

Quantification of pore clogging characteristics in potential permeable reactive barrier (PRB) substrates using image analysis (2006)
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Wantanaphong, J., Mooney, S. J., & Bailey, E. H. (2006). Quantification of pore clogging characteristics in potential permeable reactive barrier (PRB) substrates using image analysis. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 86(3-4), 299-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.04.003

Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) are now an established approach for groundwater remediation. However, one concern is the deterioration of barrier material performance due to pore clogging. This study sought to quantify the effect of pore clogging... Read More about Quantification of pore clogging characteristics in potential permeable reactive barrier (PRB) substrates using image analysis.

Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid (2005)
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Bailey, E., Mosselmans, J., & Young, S. (2005). Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid. Mineralogical Magazine, https://doi.org/10.1002/env.708

Changes in the lability and local environment of Cd sorbed onto calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid have been investigated as a function of time (30 min–9 months) using a combination of X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (XAS) and isotopic dilution te... Read More about Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid.

Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid (2005)
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Bailey, E., Mosselmans, J., & Young, S. (2005). Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid. Mineralogical Magazine, 69(5), 563-575. https://doi.org/10.1180/0026461056950271

Changes in the lability and local environment of Cd sorbed onto calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid have been investigated as a function of time (30 min–9 months) using a combination of X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (XAS) and isotopic dilution te... Read More about Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid.

Suitability testing of selected wastes and natural substrates for permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) (2005)
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Wantanaphong, J., Bailey, E. H., & Mooney, S. J. (2005). Suitability testing of selected wastes and natural substrates for permeable reactive barriers (PRBs). Iahs Publication, 110-116

Performance of barrier materials is important for the long-term success of permeable reactive barriers (PRBs). A number of selected wastes and natural materials were tested in batch experiments for their ability to remove heavy metals from synthetic... Read More about Suitability testing of selected wastes and natural substrates for permeable reactive barriers (PRBs).

Quantification of the effects of pore clogging in potential PRB substrates using image analysis (2005)
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Wantanaphong, J., Mooney, S. J., & Bailey, E. H. (2005). Quantification of the effects of pore clogging in potential PRB substrates using image analysis. Iahs Publication, 154-159

Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) have demonstrated a promising approach for groundwater remediation. However, one concern is the deterioration of barrier material performance due to mineral precipitation and pore clogging. This study sought to quan... Read More about Quantification of the effects of pore clogging in potential PRB substrates using image analysis.

The geochemistry of fluids from an active shallow submarine hydrothermal system: Milos island, Hellenic Volcanic Arc (2005)
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Valsami-Jones, E., Baltatzis, E., Bailey, E. H., Boyce, A. J., Alexander, J. L., Magganas, A., …Ragnarsdottir, K. V. (2005). The geochemistry of fluids from an active shallow submarine hydrothermal system: Milos island, Hellenic Volcanic Arc. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 148(1-2), 130-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.03.018

Geothermal activity in the Aegean island of Milos (Greece), associated with island-arc volcanism, is abundant both on-and off-shore. Hydrothermal fluids venting from several sites, mainly shallow submarine (up to 10 m), but also just above seawater l... Read More about The geochemistry of fluids from an active shallow submarine hydrothermal system: Milos island, Hellenic Volcanic Arc.

Natural and waste materials as metal sorbents in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) (2005)
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Wantanaphong, J., Mooney, S. J., & Bailey, E. H. (2005). Natural and waste materials as metal sorbents in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs). Environmental Chemistry Letters, 3(1), 19-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-005-0106-y

A range of waste products and natural materials including chitin, fly ash, clay soil, cocoa shell, calcified seaweed and the natural zeolite clinoptilolite were tested in batch experiments to assess their ability to remove metals from a synthetic gro... Read More about Natural and waste materials as metal sorbents in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs).

Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid (2005)
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Bailey, E. H., Mosselmans, J. F., & Young, S. D. (2005). Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid. Mineralogical Magazine, 69(5), 563-575. https://doi.org/10.1180/0026461056950271

Changes in the lability and local environment of Cd sorbed onto calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid have been investigated as a function of time (30 min-9 months) using a combination of X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (XAS) and isotopic dilution te... Read More about Time-dependent surface reactivity of Cd sorbed on calcite, hydroxylapatite and humic acid.

Uranyl-citrate speciation in acidic aqueous solutions - An XAS study between 25 and 200 °C (2004)
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Bailey, E. H., Mosselmans, J. F., & Schofield, P. F. (2005). Uranyl-citrate speciation in acidic aqueous solutions - An XAS study between 25 and 200 °C. Chemical Geology, 216(1-2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.10.011

Speciation of uranium(VI) in citrate (2-hydroxypropane-1,2, 3-tricarboxylic acid) solutions between 25 and 200 °C, at pH values between 0.8 and 3.7 and at citrate/U ratios between 0.5 and 50 has been investigated using U LIII-edge X-ray absorption sp... Read More about Uranyl-citrate speciation in acidic aqueous solutions - An XAS study between 25 and 200 °C.

Uranyl acetate speciation in aqueous solutions-An XAS study between 25°C and 250°C (2004)
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Bailey, E. H., Mosselmans, J. F., & Schofield, P. F. (2004). Uranyl acetate speciation in aqueous solutions-An XAS study between 25°C and 250°C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68(8), 1711-1722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2003.08.024

Speciation of uranium (VI) in acetate solutions between 25 and 250°C, at pH values between 1.8 and 3.8 and acetate/uranium (Ac/U) ratios of 0.5 to 100 has been investigated using uranium LIII-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy. With increasing pH the... Read More about Uranyl acetate speciation in aqueous solutions-An XAS study between 25°C and 250°C.

Uranium biosorption by the lichen trapelia involuta at a uranium mine (2004)
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Purvis, O. W., Bailey, E. H., McLean, J., Kasama, T., & Williamson, B. J. (2004). Uranium biosorption by the lichen trapelia involuta at a uranium mine. Geomicrobiology Journal, 21(3), 159-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490450490275398

Metal localisation was investigated in the lichenised ascomycete Trapelia involuta growing on a range of uraniferous minerals including metazeunerite [Cu(UO2)2(AsO42·8H2O], metatorbernite [Cu(UO22(PO4)2·8H2O], autunite [Ca(UO2)2(PO42·10H2O] and urani... Read More about Uranium biosorption by the lichen trapelia involuta at a uranium mine.

A study of uranium speciation in acetate solutions at temperatures from 25 to 250°C (2001)
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Mosselmans, J. F., Bailey, E., & Schofield, P. (2001). A study of uranium speciation in acetate solutions at temperatures from 25 to 250°C. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 8(2), 660-662. https://doi.org/10.1107/S0909049500015922

We report U L3-edge XAS analysis results from a study of the speciation of U(VI) in acetate solutions between 25 and 250°C, at pH's between 1.82 and 2.57 and [acetate]:[U] ratios of 0.5 to 50. At 25°C in excess acetate there are at least two acetate... Read More about A study of uranium speciation in acetate solutions at temperatures from 25 to 250°C.

Hydrothermal sediments associated with a relict back-arc spreading center in the Shikoku Basin, recovered from the Nankai accretionary prism, Japan (1999)
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Alexander, J. L., Pickering, K. T., & Bailey, E. H. (1999). Hydrothermal sediments associated with a relict back-arc spreading center in the Shikoku Basin, recovered from the Nankai accretionary prism, Japan. Island Arc, 8(2), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1738.1999.00237.x

The hemipelagic mudrocks of the Nankai accretionary prism, Japan, contain hydrothermal deposits associated with a relict spreading center in the Shikoku Basin. Initial work on core samples from Ocean Drilling Program site 808 found several samples wi... Read More about Hydrothermal sediments associated with a relict back-arc spreading center in the Shikoku Basin, recovered from the Nankai accretionary prism, Japan.

Bioaccumulation of metals by lichens: Uptake of aqueous uranium by Peltigera membranacea as a function of time and pH (1998)
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Haas, J. R., Bailey, E. H., & William Purvis, O. (1998). Bioaccumulation of metals by lichens: Uptake of aqueous uranium by Peltigera membranacea as a function of time and pH. American Mineralogist, 83(11-12 Part 2), 1494-1502. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-1998-11-1237

Uranium sorption experiments were carried out at ∼25 °C using natural samples of the lichen Peltigera membranacea. Thalli were incubated in solutions containing 100 ppm U for up to 24 h at pH values from 2 to 10. Equilibrium sorption was not observed... Read More about Bioaccumulation of metals by lichens: Uptake of aqueous uranium by Peltigera membranacea as a function of time and pH.

Role for lichen melanins in uranium remediation (1998)
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McLean, J., Purvis, O. W., Williamson, B. J., & Bailey, E. H. (1998). Role for lichen melanins in uranium remediation. Nature, 391(6668), 649-650. https://doi.org/10.1038/35533

Lichens are successful colonizers in extreme terrestrial habitats world-wide, including metalliferous environments1. Their ability to accumulate metals has led to their use in monitoring radionuclide fall-out from Chernobyl and uranium uptake from du... Read More about Role for lichen melanins in uranium remediation.

Uranium and thorium solubilities in subduction zone fluids (1994)
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Bailey, E. H., & Vala Ragnarsdottir, K. (1994). Uranium and thorium solubilities in subduction zone fluids. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 124(1-4), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X%2894%2900071-9

Uranium is enriched in depleted island arc magmas more than would be anticipated, due to the overall enrichment in large ion lithophile elements. To attempt to understand this enrichment calculations were performed to establish concentrations of uran... Read More about Uranium and thorium solubilities in subduction zone fluids.