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Potentially toxic elements dynamics in the soil rhizospheric-plant system in th...

ABSTRACT: Volcanic eruptions disturb directly and indirectly the ecosystems. Direct impact occurs on the soil-plant system with an input of new elements and indirect hazard occurs by consumption of these plants. Fogo island (Cape Verde Republic) has an active volcano and the last eruption occurred in 2014-15, expelling large amounts of materials that spread all over the island. Soils and edible plants were coll...

Potentially toxic elements dynamics in the soil rhizospheric-plant system in th...

ABSTRACT: Volcanic eruptions disturb directly and indirectly the ecosystems. Direct impact occurs on the soil-plant system with an input of new elements and indirect hazard occurs by consumption of these plants. Fogo island (Cape Verde Republic) has an active volcano and the last eruption occurred in 2014-15, expelling large amounts of materials that spread all over the island. Soils and edible plants were coll...

Potentially toxic elements dynamics in the soil rhizospheric-plant system in th...

Volcanic eruptions disturb directly and indirectly the ecosystems. Direct impact occurs on the soil–plant system with an input of new elements and indirect hazard occurs by consumption of these plants. Fogo island (Cape Verde Republic) has an active volcano and the last eruption occurred in 2014–15, expelling large amounts of materials that spread all over the island. Soils and edible plants were collected all ...

House dusts of a volcanic island: potential impacts on human health

ABSTRACT: Fogo island (Cape Verde), has an active volcano that last erupted in 2014-15, with melts mainly alkaline, of basanitic to tephritic composition. Dwellings dust composition is the result of natural and anthropogenic interactions. Nineteen house dusts were collected, in representative dwellings all over the island. Fractions < 2 mm was analyzed by ICP-MS, XRF and XRD and SEM for chemical, mineralogical,...

Dust Characterization and Its Potential Impact during the 2014-2015 Fogo Volcan...

ABSTRACT: Fogo (Fogo Island) is the youngest and most active volcano of Cape Verde. The last eruption occurred in 2014-2015. Aiming to assess the dust sources that impacted the air quality during the present study period, fresh lava samples were collected, while Saharan dust intrusions and transport were modeled. Rooftop dust was also collected on the island dwellings and a mineralogical and chemical characteri...

Dust characterization and its potential impact during the 2014–2015 Fogo volcan...

Fogo (Fogo Island) is the youngest and most active volcano of Cape Verde. The last eruption occurred in 2014–2015. Aiming to assess the dust sources that impacted the air quality during the present study period, fresh lava samples were collected, while Saharan dust intrusions and transport were modeled. Rooftop dust was also collected on the island dwellings and a mineralogical and chemical characterization was...

Social Isolation factors of the Elderly in Rural Environment

Background: with the demographic evolution, the urbanization of rural areas and the increase in the use of new technologies, there is an increase in complaints of social isolation in rural areas. The elderly, victim of stereotypes that generate situations in which standing on their side, disrespect and helplessness are aggravating factors of this isolation. Objective: to identify the factors that contribute to ...

Comparative study of experimental peloids formulations with different clayey de...

Assessment of the health quality of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): heavy metals and ...

This work analyses the distribution of heavy metals in the sediments of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) assessed by total digestion and sequential chemical extraction of the sediments. The influence of environmental parameters on the living benthic foraminiferal assemblages was studied. The most polluted parts in the Ria de Aveiro are areas where the residence time is high and cohesive sediments are deposited. Organic...

Introducing "UrbanEnviron@Lisbon 2008" a GIS-platform for environmental and hum...