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:
- Mineral Dissolution and Precipitation in Geologic Porous Media (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Environmental Geochemistry of Heavy Metals: Contamination, Impacts, and Countermeasure Strategies (Deadline: 29 August 2025)
- Dissolution and Precipitation Dynamics at the Mineral–Fluid Interface (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Exploring Novel Interactions Between Microbes and Minerals (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Bioleaching of Metals: Current Applications and Future Directions (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- CO2 Mineralization and Utilization (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Critical Minerals and Associated Elements in Mine Effluent and Treatment Residuals: Management Strategies and Technologies for Resource Recovery (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Radionuclides and Radiation Exposure in Minerals Extraction, Processing and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Recycling and Utilization of Metallurgical and Chemical Solid Waste (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Redox Reactivity of Iron Minerals in the Geosphere, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Advances in Understanding the Incorporation and Preservation of Isotope Proxies (Deadline: 25 November 2025)
- Potentially Toxic Elements: Source, Distribution, Risk Assessment and Remediation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 November 2025)
- Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Scientific Disposal and Utilization of Coal-Based Solid Waste (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Green Mining Solutions for the Sustainability of Mine Tailings Management (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Challenges of Groundwater Quality Degradation in the Past Decades: Clues from Water–Minerals Interaction, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Geometallurgical Approaches to Tailings Management and Resource Recovery (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Recycling of Industrial Waste for the Development of Sustainable Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Tailings Dams: Design, Characterization, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Application for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Ore Deposits (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Mineralogic Analysis, Size Distribution and Environmental Impacts of Mine Dust (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Risks Assessment, Management and Control of Mining Contamination, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Application of Biomodified Mineral Amendments in Industrial, Environmental and Agricultural Engineering (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Advances in Mineral-Based Carbon Capture and Storage (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Biogeochemical Cycling and the Fate of Heavy Metals in the Environment (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Soil and Sediment (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Rocks, Soils, Sediments, and Water Containing Hazardous Substances (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
