Rare earth elements in the aragonitic shell of freshwater mussel Corbicula fluminea and the bioavailability of anthropogenic lanthanum, samarium and gadolinium in river water

2015 ◽  
Vol 533 ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gila Merschel ◽  
Michael Bau
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
River Water ◽  
Freshwater Mussel ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea

A novel approach for acid mine drainage pollution biomonitoring using rare earth elements bioaccumulated in the freshwater clam Corbicula fluminea

2017 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
pp. 466-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estefanía Bonnail ◽  
Rafael Pérez-López ◽  
Aguasanta M. Sarmiento ◽  
José Miguel Nieto ◽  
T. Ángel DelValls
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea ◽  
Freshwater Clam ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Clam Corbicula

scholarly journals Determination of Rare Earth Elements and Th, U in River Water by ICP-MS.

RADIOISOTOPES ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 279-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akito TSUMURA ◽  
Shin-ichi YAMASAKI ◽  
Nobuharu KIHOU
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
River Water ◽  
Icp Ms

scholarly journals Anthropogenic Gd in urban river water

Elem Sci Anth ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiyin Han ◽  
Zhuhong Wang ◽  
Yuanyi Shen ◽  
Qixin Wu ◽  
Xiaoming Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
River Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
River Waters ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Light Rare Earth Elements

As an emerging contaminant, rare earth elements (REEs) are becoming an environmental concern, especially in Chinese cities. This study investigated the distribution of REEs in river water and tap water samples in Guiyang, Southwest China. In all water samples, the concentrations of total dissolved REE (∑REE) ranged from 15.1 to 53.3 ng·L–1, with the heavy rare earth elements enriched than the light rare earth elements. Most of the water samples showed significant positive Gd anomalies, with the highest abnormal value calculated to be 29.23. The main reason for the positive Gd anomalies was found to be the release of medical wastewaters containing Gadopentetic acids (Gd-DTPA). Overall, anthropogenic Gd could contributed >60% of total Gd in river waters and tap waters. Because Gd-DTPA is commonly used in large Chinese hospitals, the results of this study implied that anthropogenic Gd release could be common in Chinese cities.

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