Check the great paper by Petr Drahota and co-authors about low-temperature formation of As sulphides, which has just been published in GCA! Drahota P., Mikutta C., Falteisek L., Duchoslav V., Klementová M. (2017): Biologically induced formation of realgar deposits in soil. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 218, 237-256. (DOI).

We studied how thallium isotopes can be used for tracing anthropogenic pollution in soils contaminated by emissions from coal-fired power plants. These results are the first published isotope data generated by our brand new MC-ICP-MS lab. Vaněk A., Grosslova Z., Mihaljevič M., Trubač J., Ettler V., Teper L., Cabala J., Rohovec J., Zadorova T., Penizek V., Pavlu L., Holubik O., Nemecek K., Houska J., Drabek O., Ash C. (2016): Isotopic Tracing of Thallium Contamination in Soils Affected by Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants. Environmental Science and Technology 50, 9864-9871. (DOI)

In the footsteps of previous research on zýkaite (Majzlan J., Amoako F.Y., Kindlová H., Drahota P. (2015): Thermodynamic properties of zýkaite, a ferric sulfoarsenate. Applied Geochemistry 61, 294-301, DOI) we published in Hydrometallurgy new thermodynamic data for FeAsO4·0.75H2O: Majzlan J., Dachs E., Benisek A., Drahota P. (2016): Thermodynamic properties of FeAsO4·0.75H2O – a more favorable disposable product of low As solubility. Hydrometallurgy 164, 136-140 (DOI).

Mobility of metal(loid)s in soils is strongly affected by their binding to solids. We studied smelter- and mining-derived particulates with high levels of metals and metalloids (As, Sb) and their stability in soils from dry semi-arid and wet subtropical areas in Africa. Ettler V., Johan Z., Kříbek B., Veselovský F., Mihaljevič M., Vaněk A., Penížek V., Majer V., Sracek O., Mapani B., Kamona F., Nyambe I. (2016): Composition and fate of mine- and smelter-derived particles in soils of humid subtropical and hot semi-arid areas. Science of the Total Environment 563-564, 329-339. (DOI)

A new open-access review paper, published within a special issue of Applied Geochemistry can also be downloaded from the website of our group: Ettler V. (2016): Soil contamination near non-ferrous metal smelters: A review. Applied Geochemistry 64, 56-74. (PDF)

We have co-edited a special issue of Applied Geochemistry devoted to Environmental impacts of mining and smelting. Some of our research has also been published in the frame of this special issue: (i) Kříbek B., Majer V., Knésl I., Keder J., Mapani B., Kamona F., Mihaljevič M., Ettler V., Penížek V., Vaněk A., Sracek O. (2016): Contamination of soil and grass in the Tsumeb smelter area, Namibia: Modeling of contaminants dispersion and ground geochemical verification. Applied Geochemistry 64, 75-91. (DOI), (ii) Ettler V., Kvapil J., Šebek O., Johan Z., Mihaljevič M., Ratié G., Garnier J., Quantin C., (2016): Leaching behaviour of slag and fly ash from laterite nickel ore smelting (Niquelandia, Brazil). Applied Geochemistry 64, 118-127. (DOI), (iii) Ratié G., Quantin C., Jouvin D., Calmels D., Ettler V., Sivry Y, Vieira L.C., Ponzevera, E., Garnier J. (2016): Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and refining: Implications for tracing the sources of Ni in smelter-affected soils. Applied Geochemistry 64, 136-145. (DOI).