Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
The Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry Section covers various interactions of minerals with their environment and ecosystems. This includes the contact of minerals with atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere in natural and engineered systems leading to mineral formation, alteration and solubilisation. Examples of relevant application areas are natural processes such as weathering, biogeochemical cycling of elements and sedimentation, as well as contamination and related risk analysis. Moreover, engineering applications such as CO2 sequestration, bioleaching, geoengineering, remediation and waste management are also considered.
Keywords
- Acid sulfate soils
- Biogeochemical cycling
- Bioleaching
- Biooxidation
- Bioprecipitation
- Bioreduction
- Biosolubilisation
- Biosorption
- CO2 sequestration
- Desulfurisation
- Geoengineering
- Geopolymers
- Heavy metal
- Isotopes
- Mine drainage
- Minerals in remediation
- Mineral stabilisation
- Mine waste
- Pollution indices
- Precipitation
- Risk assessment
- Soil contamination
- Solubilisation
- Sorption
- Waste disposal
- Weathering
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Paleobiological and Mineralogical Signatures of Taphonomic Processes in Sedimentary Basins (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Potentially Toxic Elements: Source, Distribution, Risk Assessment and Remediation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Geochemical Characteristics and Contamination Risk Assessment of Soil, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Radionuclides and Radiation Exposure in Minerals Extraction, Processing and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Carbon Sequestration in Resource Industry Residues (Deadline: 26 June 2026)
- Challenges of Groundwater Quality Degradation in the Past Decades: Clues from Water–Minerals Interaction, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Geometallurgical Approaches to Tailings Management and Resource Recovery (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Recycling of Industrial Waste for the Development of Sustainable Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- The Sources, Biological Factors and Migration Mechanisms of Metals and Metalloids in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Risks Assessment, Management and Control of Mining Contamination, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Exploring Novel Interactions Between Microbes and Minerals (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Mineral-Based Carbon Capture and Storage (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Soil and Sediment (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Coupled Fe–Mn–S Biogeochemistry in Natural and Engineered Systems with Emphasis on Redox Processes, Contaminant Transformations and Environmental Implications (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Green Mining Solutions for the Sustainability of Mine Tailings Management (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Molecular-Scale Processes on Mineral Surfaces in Environmental Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Arsenic Pollution: Sources, Speciation and Remediation Strategies (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Evaporites as Archives and Resources: Sedimentary, Geochemical and Biological Perspectives (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Environmental Behavior, Mobility and Remediation of Toxic Metalloids in Soil and Water System (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- CO2-Induced Carbonate Mineralization for Soil Improvement and Environmental Remediation: From Microbes to Engineering Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advanced Application of Surface Mineralogy in Enhancing Processing Efficiency and Mitigating Environmental Impact (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- The 15th Anniversary of Minerals: Advanced Geostatistical Modeling and Multi-Source Data Integration for Mining-Related Environmental Pollution (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Transforming Mine Legacies Through Circular Economy Approaches (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Application for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Ore Deposits (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
