References

Pollution

Chemical Pollutants

Gasoline

Onyenekenwa, C. E. (2011). A review on petroleum source, uses, processing, products and the environment. Journal of Applied Science, 11(12), 2084-2091.

Hu, L. M., Meegoda, J. N., Lo, I. M., Liu, Y., Gao, S. Y., & Wu, Z. Q. (2010). Gasoline Contaminated Sites: Pollutant Transport and Remediation. In Advances in Environmental Geotechnics: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering in Hangzhou, China, September 8–10, 2009 (pp. 221-235). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Purdue.edu. (n.d.). Vapor Pressure. https://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/liquids/vpress.html

TCE

Bakke, B., Stewart, P. A., & Waters, M. A. (2007). Uses of and exposure to trichloroethylene in US industry: a systematic literature review. Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene, 4(5), 375-390.

Wu, Z., Man, Q., Niu, H., Lyu, H., Song, H., Li, R., ... & Ma, X. (2022). Recent advances and trends of trichloroethylene biodegradation: A critical review. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 1053169.

PFAS

Abunada, Z., Alazaiza, M. Y., & Bashir, M. J. (2020). An overview of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment: Source, fate, risk and regulations. Water, 12(12), 3590.

Fenton, S. E., Ducatman, A., Boobis, A., DeWitt, J. C., Lau, C., Ng, C., ... & Roberts, S. M. (2021). Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substance toxicity and human health review: Current state of knowledge and strategies for informing future research. Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 40(3), 606-630.

Calafat, A. M., Kato, K., Hubbard, K., Jia, T., Botelho, J. C., & Wong, L. Y. (2019). Legacy and alternative per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the US general population: Paired serum-urine data from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Environment international, 131, 105048.

Health Canada. (2016, June 30). Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Drinking Water. Government of Canada. Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Drinking Water - Canada.ca

PCBs

Dickerson, A. S., Ransome, Y., & Karlsson, O. (2019). Human prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and risk behaviors in adolescence. Environment international, 129, 247-255.

Ngoubeyou, P. S. K., Wolkersdorfer, C., Ndibewu, P. P., & Augustyn, W. (2022). Toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls in aquatic environments–A review. Aquatic Toxicology, 251, 106284.

Erickson, M. D., & Kaley, R. G. (2011). Applications of polychlorinated biphenyls. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 18, 135-151.

Microbial Pollutants

Protozoa

Yaeger, R. G. (2011). Protozoa: structure, classification, growth, and development.

Fletcher, S. M., Stark, D., Harkness, J., & Ellis, J. (2012). Enteric protozoa in the developed world: a public health perspective. Clinical microbiology reviews, 25(3), 420-449.

Madoni, P. (2011). Protozoa in wastewater treatment processes: a minireview. Italian Journal of Zoology, 78(1), 3-11.

E. coli

Jang, J., Hur, H. G., Sadowsky, M. J., Byappanahalli, M. N., Yan, T., & Ishii, S. (2017). Environmental Escherichia coli: ecology and public health implications—a review. Journal of applied microbiology, 123(3), 570-581.

Lusk, M. G., Toor, G. S., Yang, Y. Y., Mechtensimer, S., De, M., & Obreza, T. A. (2017). A review of the fate and transport of nitrogen, phosphorus, pathogens, and trace organic chemicals in septic systems. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 47(7), 455-541.

Viruses

Gelderblom, H. R. (1996). Structure and classification of viruses. Medical Microbiology. 4th edition.

Air Pollutants

Methane

Saunois, M., Stavert, A. R., Poulter, B., Bousquet, P., Canadell, J. G., Jackson, R. B., ... & Zhuang, Q. (2019). The global methane budget 2000–2017. Earth System Science Data Discussions, 2019, 1-136.

Thompson, L. R., & Rowntree, J. E. (2020). Invited review: methane sources, quantification, and mitigation in grazing beef systems. Applied Animal Science, 36(4), 556-573.

Mar, K. A., Unger, C., Walderdorff, L., & Butler, T. (2022). Beyond CO2 equivalence: The impacts of methane on climate, ecosystems, and health. Environmental science & policy, 134, 127-136.

globalcarbonatlas. (n.d.). Global Budgets. globalcarbonatlas.org. https://globalcarbonatlas.org/

N₂O

Ehhalt, D., Prather, M., Dentener, F., Derwent, R., Dlugokencky, E., Holland, E., ... & McFarland, M. (2001). Atmospheric chemistry and greenhouse gases. Climate change 2001: the scientific basis, Intergovernmental panel on climate change.

Tian, H., Xu, R., Canadell, J. G., Thompson, R. L., Winiwarter, W., Suntharalingam, P., ... & Yao, Y. (2020). A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks. Nature, 586(7828), 248-256.

Pauleta, S. R., Carepo, M. S., & Moura, I. (2019). Source and reduction of nitrous oxide. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 387, 436-449.

Thomson, A. J., Giannopoulos, G., Pretty, J., Baggs, E. M., & Richardson, D. J. (2012). Biological sources and sinks of nitrous oxide and strategies to mitigate emissions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 367(1593), 1157-1168.

Skiba, U. M., & Rees, R. M. (2014). Nitrous oxide, climate change and agriculture. CABI Reviews, (2014), 1-7.

Lan, X., K.W. Thoning, and E.J. Dlugokencky: Trends in globally-averaged CH4, N2O, and SF6 determined from NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory measurements. Version 2024-10, https://doi.org/10.15138/P8XG-AA10

CO₂

Sivaramanan, S. (2015). Acid rain, causes, effect and control strategies. Central Environmental Authority, Battaramulla, 1, 24.

Das, A., Krishnaswami, S., & Bhattacharya, S. K. (2005). Carbon isotope ratio of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in rivers draining the Deccan Traps, India: sources of DIC and their magnitudes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 236(1-2), 419-429.

Nakazawa, T. (2020). Current understanding of the global cycling of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 96(9), 394-419.

Solomon, S., Plattner, G. K., Knutti, R., & Friedlingstein, P. (2009). Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences, 106(6), 1704-1709.

Bierwirth, P. N. (2018). Carbon dioxide toxicity and climate change: a major unapprehended risk for human health. Web Published: ResearchGate, 10.

EPA. (n.d.). Overview of Greenhouse Gases. https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases

NASA. (2022, Feb 8). Steamy Relationships: How Atmospheric Water Vapor Amplifies Earth’s Greenhouse Effect. Science.nasa.gov. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/steamy-relationships-how-atmospheric-water-vapor-amplifies-earths-greenhouse-effect/

Particulate Matter

El Haddad, I., Marchand, N., Wortham, H., Piot, C., Besombes, J. L., Cozic, J., ... & Jaffrezo, J. L. (2011). Primary sources of PM 2.5 organic aerosol in an industrial Mediterranean city, Marseille. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(5), 2039-2058.

Mukherjee, A., & Agrawal, M. (2017). World air particulate matter: sources, distribution and health effects. Environmental chemistry letters, 15, 283-309.

Mazzei, F., D'alessandro, A., Lucarelli, F., Nava, S., Prati, P., Valli, G., & Vecchi, R. (2008). Characterization of particulate matter sources in an urban environment. Science of the total environment, 401(1-3), 81-89.

Radioactive Pollutants

Radon

Appleton, J. D. (2007). Radon: sources, health risks, and hazard mapping. Ambio, 85-89.

Kang, J. K., Seo, S., & Jin, Y. W. (2019). Health effects of radon exposure. Yonsei medical journal, 60(7), 597-603.

Brugge, D., & Buchner, V. (2011). Health effects of uranium: new research findings.

Al-Zoughool, M., & Krewski, D. (2009). Health effects of radon: a review of the literature. International journal of radiation biology, 85(1), 57-69.

Tritium

Ferreira, M. F., Turner, A., Vernon, E. L., Grisolia, C., Lebaron-Jacobs, L., Malard, V., & Jha, A. N. (2023). Tritium: Its relevance, sources and impacts on non-human biota. Science of the Total Environment, 876, 162816.

Matsumoto, H., Shimada, Y., Nakamura, A. J., Usami, N., Ojima, M., Kakinuma, S., ... & Tauchi, H. (2021). Health effects triggered by tritium: how do we get public understanding based on scientifically supported evidence?. Journal of radiation research, 62(4), 557-563.

Nie, B., Fang, S., Jiang, M., Wang, L., Ni, M., Zheng, J., ... & Li, F. (2021). Anthropogenic tritium: Inventory, discharge, environmental behavior and health effects. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 135, 110188.

Eyrolle, F., Ducros, L., Le Dizès, S., Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Charmasson, S., Boyer, P., & Cossonnet, C. (2018). An updated review on tritium in the environment. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 181, 128-137.

Government of Canada. (2009, August 20). Tritium in drinking water. https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/resources/health/tritium/tritium-in-drinking-water/

Uranium

Ma, M., Wang, R., Xu, L., Xu, M., & Liu, S. (2020). Emerging health risks and underlying toxicological mechanisms of uranium contamination: lessons from the past two decades. Environment international, 145, 106107.

Makhijani, A., Chalmers, L., & Smith, B. (2004). Uranium enrichment: Just plain facts to fuel an informed debate on nuclear proliferation and nuclear power. Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Takoma Park, MD: October, 15, 2004.

Faa, A., Gerosa, C., Fanni, D., Floris, G., Eyken, P. V., Lachowicz, J. I., & Nurchi, V. M. (2018). Depleted uranium and human health. Current medicinal chemistry, 25(1), 49-64.

Waseem, A., Ullah, H., Rauf, M. K., & Ahmad, I. (2015). Distribution of natural uranium in surface and groundwater resources: a review. Critical reviews in environmental science and technology, 45(22), 2391-2423.

Nutrient Pollutants

Nitrogen

Ghaly, A. E., & Ramakrishnan, V. V. (2015). Nitrogen sources and cycling in the ecosystem and its role in air, water and soil pollution: A critical review. Journal of Pollution Effects & Control, 3(2), 1-26.

Follett, R. F., & Hatfield, J. L. (Eds.). (2001). Nitrogen in the environment: sources, problems and management.

Phosphorus

Withers, P. J. A., & Jarvie, H. P. (2008). Delivery and cycling of phosphorus in rivers: a review. Science of the total environment, 400(1-3), 379-395.

EPA. (n.d.). Learn about Harmful Algae, Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins. https://www.epa.gov/habs/learn-about-harmful-algae-cyanobacteria-and-cyanotoxins

Environmental Formations

Darvaza Gas Crater

Duggan, J., Gillan, G., Meehan, L., & Tyrrell, A. (2020). P2_5 The Doorway to Hell. Physics Special Topics, 19(1).

Thorton, S. (2024, April 29). Entering the 'Door to Hell'. National Geographic Society. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/entering-door-hell/

Mid-Oceanic Ridge

Rundquist, D. V., & Sobolev, P. O. (2002). Seismicity of mid-oceanic ridges and its geodynamic implications: a review. Earth-Science Reviews, 58(1-2), 143-161.

Hey, R.N. (2011). Seafloor Spreading. In: Gupta, H.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7_171

Tivey, M.A. (2007). Vine‐Matthews‐Morley Hypothesis. In: Gubbins, D., Herrero-Bervera, E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4423-6_314

Ridge, P. M. O. (2001). Mid-ocean ridge tectonics, volcanism and geomorphology. Geology, 26(455), 458.

Grand Prismatic Spring

Hurwitz, S., & Lowenstern, J. B. (2014). Dynamics of the Yellowstone hydrothermal system. Reviews of Geophysics, 52(3), 375-411.

Nugent, P. W., Shaw, J. A., & Vollmer, M. (2015). Colors of thermal pools at Yellowstone National Park. Applied Optics, 54(4), B128-B139.

Zheng, J. (2019). Grand Prismatic Spring. The Physics Teacher, 57(2), 128-128.

Rock Columns

Goehring, L., & Morris, S. W. (2008). Scaling of columnar joints in basalt. Journal of geophysical research: Solid Earth, 113(B10).

Goehring, L., & Morris, S. W. (2005). Order and disorder in columnar joints. Europhysics Letters, 69(5), 739.

Salt Flats

Risacher, F., & Fritz, B. (1991). Quaternary geochemical evolution of the salars of Uyuni and Coipasa, Central Altiplano, Bolivia. Chemical Geology, 90(3-4), 211-231.

Earth Phenomenon

Magnetic Reversals

Marzocchi, W., & Mulargia, F. (1992). The periodicity of geomagnetic reversals. Physics of the earth and planetary interiors, 73(3-4), 222-228.

Nagarajan, N. (2020). Earth’s Magnetic Field and its Wandering Magnetic Poles. Resonance, 25(3), 363-379.

Mazaud, A. (2007). Geomagnetic Polarity Reversals. In: Gubbins, D., Herrero-Bervera, E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4423-6_119

Lenticular Clouds

Grosvenor, D. P., Sourdeval, O., Zuidema, P., Ackerman, A., Alexandrov, M. D., Bennartz, R., ... & Quaas, J. (2018). Remote sensing of droplet number concentration in warm clouds: A review of the current state of knowledge and perspectives. Reviews of Geophysics, 56(2), 409-453.

Moharir, A. V. (2012). A New Theory of Cloud Formation and Climate Change on the Earth. Journal of Agricultural Physics, 12(2), 91-99.

Charlson, R. J., Seinfeld, J. H., Nenes, A., Kulmala, M., Laaksonen, A., & Facchini, M. C. (2001). Reshaping the theory of cloud formation. Science, 292(5524), 2025-2026.

Luke, Mark & Giambelluca, Thomas. (2007). The Newsletter of the Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains Mountain Views Informing the Mountain Research Community.

Northern Lights

Baranoski, G. V., Rokne, J. G., Shirley, P., Trondsen, T., & Bastos, R. (2000, October). Simulating the aurora borealis. In Proceedings the Eighth Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications (pp. 2-432). IEEE.

Goswami, P. Aurora and Its Underlying Science. Reson 26, 1051–1057 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-021-1208-y

Pollution

Chemical Pollutants

Gasoline

Onyenekenwa, C. E. (2011). A review on petroleum source, uses, processing, products and the environment. Journal of Applied Science, 11(12), 2084-2091.

Hu, L. M., Meegoda, J. N., Lo, I. M., Liu, Y., Gao, S. Y., & Wu, Z. Q. (2010). Gasoline Contaminated Sites: Pollutant Transport and Remediation. In Advances in Environmental Geotechnics: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering in Hangzhou, China, September 8–10, 2009 (pp. 221-235). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Purdue.edu. (n.d.). Vapor Pressure. https://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/liquids/vpress.html

TCE

Bakke, B., Stewart, P. A., & Waters, M. A. (2007). Uses of and exposure to trichloroethylene in US industry: a systematic literature review. Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene, 4(5), 375-390.

Wu, Z., Man, Q., Niu, H., Lyu, H., Song, H., Li, R., ... & Ma, X. (2022). Recent advances and trends of trichloroethylene biodegradation: A critical review. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 1053169.

PFAS

Abunada, Z., Alazaiza, M. Y., & Bashir, M. J. (2020). An overview of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment: Source, fate, risk and regulations. Water, 12(12), 3590.

Fenton, S. E., Ducatman, A., Boobis, A., DeWitt, J. C., Lau, C., Ng, C., ... & Roberts, S. M. (2021). Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substance toxicity and human health review: Current state of knowledge and strategies for informing future research. Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 40(3), 606-630.

Calafat, A. M., Kato, K., Hubbard, K., Jia, T., Botelho, J. C., & Wong, L. Y. (2019). Legacy and alternative per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the US general population: Paired serum-urine data from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Environment international, 131, 105048.

Health Canada. (2016, June 30). Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Drinking Water. Government of Canada. Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Drinking Water - Canada.ca

PCBs

Dickerson, A. S., Ransome, Y., & Karlsson, O. (2019). Human prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and risk behaviors in adolescence. Environment international, 129, 247-255.

Ngoubeyou, P. S. K., Wolkersdorfer, C., Ndibewu, P. P., & Augustyn, W. (2022). Toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls in aquatic environments–A review. Aquatic Toxicology, 251, 106284.

Erickson, M. D., & Kaley, R. G. (2011). Applications of polychlorinated biphenyls. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 18, 135-151.

Microbial Pollutants

Protozoa

Yaeger, R. G. (2011). Protozoa: structure, classification, growth, and development.

Fletcher, S. M., Stark, D., Harkness, J., & Ellis, J. (2012). Enteric protozoa in the developed world: a public health perspective. Clinical microbiology reviews, 25(3), 420-449.

Madoni, P. (2011). Protozoa in wastewater treatment processes: a minireview. Italian Journal of Zoology, 78(1), 3-11.

E. coli

Jang, J., Hur, H. G., Sadowsky, M. J., Byappanahalli, M. N., Yan, T., & Ishii, S. (2017). Environmental Escherichia coli: ecology and public health implications—a review. Journal of applied microbiology, 123(3), 570-581.

Lusk, M. G., Toor, G. S., Yang, Y. Y., Mechtensimer, S., De, M., & Obreza, T. A. (2017). A review of the fate and transport of nitrogen, phosphorus, pathogens, and trace organic chemicals in septic systems. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 47(7), 455-541.

Viruses

Gelderblom, H. R. (1996). Structure and classification of viruses. Medical Microbiology. 4th edition.

Air Pollutants

Methane

Saunois, M., Stavert, A. R., Poulter, B., Bousquet, P., Canadell, J. G., Jackson, R. B., ... & Zhuang, Q. (2019). The global methane budget 2000–2017. Earth System Science Data Discussions, 2019, 1-136.

Thompson, L. R., & Rowntree, J. E. (2020). Invited review: methane sources, quantification, and mitigation in grazing beef systems. Applied Animal Science, 36(4), 556-573.

Mar, K. A., Unger, C., Walderdorff, L., & Butler, T. (2022). Beyond CO2 equivalence: The impacts of methane on climate, ecosystems, and health. Environmental science & policy, 134, 127-136.

N2O

Ehhalt, D., Prather, M., Dentener, F., Derwent, R., Dlugokencky, E., Holland, E., ... & McFarland, M. (2001). Atmospheric chemistry and greenhouse gases. Climate change 2001: the scientific basis, Intergovernmental panel on climate change.

Tian, H., Xu, R., Canadell, J. G., Thompson, R. L., Winiwarter, W., Suntharalingam, P., ... & Yao, Y. (2020). A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks. Nature, 586(7828), 248-256.

Pauleta, S. R., Carepo, M. S., & Moura, I. (2019). Source and reduction of nitrous oxide. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 387, 436-449.

Thomson, A. J., Giannopoulos, G., Pretty, J., Baggs, E. M., & Richardson, D. J. (2012). Biological sources and sinks of nitrous oxide and strategies to mitigate emissions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 367(1593), 1157-1168.

Skiba, U. M., & Rees, R. M. (2014). Nitrous oxide, climate change and agriculture. CABI Reviews, (2014), 1-7.

Lan, X., K.W. Thoning, and E.J. Dlugokencky: Trends in globally-averaged CH4, N2O, and SF6 determined from NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory measurements. Version 2024-10, https://doi.org/10.15138/P8XG-AA10

CO2

Sivaramanan, S. (2015). Acid rain, causes, effect and control strategies. Central Environmental Authority, Battaramulla, 1, 24.

Das, A., Krishnaswami, S., & Bhattacharya, S. K. (2005). Carbon isotope ratio of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in rivers draining the Deccan Traps, India: sources of DIC and their magnitudes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 236(1-2), 419-429.

Nakazawa, T. (2020). Current understanding of the global cycling of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 96(9), 394-419.

Solomon, S., Plattner, G. K., Knutti, R., & Friedlingstein, P. (2009). Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences, 106(6), 1704-1709.

Bierwirth, P. N. (2018). Carbon dioxide toxicity and climate change: a major unapprehended risk for human health. Web Published: ResearchGate, 10.

EPA. (n.d.). Overview of Greenhouse Gases. https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases

NASA. (2022, Feb 8). Steamy Relationships: How Atmospheric Water Vapor Amplifies Earth’s Greenhouse Effect. Science.nasa.gov. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/steamy-relationships-how-atmospheric-water-vapor-amplifies-earths-greenhouse-effect/

Particulate Matter

El Haddad, I., Marchand, N., Wortham, H., Piot, C., Besombes, J. L., Cozic, J., ... & Jaffrezo, J. L. (2011). Primary sources of PM 2.5 organic aerosol in an industrial Mediterranean city, Marseille. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(5), 2039-2058.

Mukherjee, A., & Agrawal, M. (2017). World air particulate matter: sources, distribution and health effects. Environmental chemistry letters, 15, 283-309.

Mazzei, F., D'alessandro, A., Lucarelli, F., Nava, S., Prati, P., Valli, G., & Vecchi, R. (2008). Characterization of particulate matter sources in an urban environment. Science of the total environment, 401(1-3), 81-89.

Radioactive Pollutants

Radon

Appleton, J. D. (2007). Radon: sources, health risks, and hazard mapping. Ambio, 85-89.

Kang, J. K., Seo, S., & Jin, Y. W. (2019). Health effects of radon exposure. Yonsei medical journal, 60(7), 597-603.

Brugge, D., & Buchner, V. (2011). Health effects of uranium: new research findings.

Al-Zoughool, M., & Krewski, D. (2009). Health effects of radon: a review of the literature. International journal of radiation biology, 85(1), 57-69.

Tritium

Ferreira, M. F., Turner, A., Vernon, E. L., Grisolia, C., Lebaron-Jacobs, L., Malard, V., & Jha, A. N. (2023). Tritium: Its relevance, sources and impacts on non-human biota. Science of the Total Environment, 876, 162816.

Matsumoto, H., Shimada, Y., Nakamura, A. J., Usami, N., Ojima, M., Kakinuma, S., ... & Tauchi, H. (2021). Health effects triggered by tritium: how do we get public understanding based on scientifically supported evidence?. Journal of radiation research, 62(4), 557-563.

Nie, B., Fang, S., Jiang, M., Wang, L., Ni, M., Zheng, J., ... & Li, F. (2021). Anthropogenic tritium: Inventory, discharge, environmental behavior and health effects. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 135, 110188.

Eyrolle, F., Ducros, L., Le Dizès, S., Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Charmasson, S., Boyer, P., & Cossonnet, C. (2018). An updated review on tritium in the environment. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 181, 128-137.

Government of Canada. (2009, August 20). Tritium in drinking water. https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/resources/health/tritium/tritium-in-drinking-water/

Uranium

Ma, M., Wang, R., Xu, L., Xu, M., & Liu, S. (2020). Emerging health risks and underlying toxicological mechanisms of uranium contamination: lessons from the past two decades. Environment international, 145, 106107.

Makhijani, A., Chalmers, L., & Smith, B. (2004). Uranium enrichment: Just plain facts to fuel an informed debate on nuclear proliferation and nuclear power. Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Takoma Park, MD: October, 15, 2004.

Faa, A., Gerosa, C., Fanni, D., Floris, G., Eyken, P. V., Lachowicz, J. I., & Nurchi, V. M. (2018). Depleted uranium and human health. Current medicinal chemistry, 25(1), 49-64.

Waseem, A., Ullah, H., Rauf, M. K., & Ahmad, I. (2015). Distribution of natural uranium in surface and groundwater resources: a review. Critical reviews in environmental science and technology, 45(22), 2391-2423.

Nutrient Pollutants

Nitrogen

Ghaly, A. E., & Ramakrishnan, V. V. (2015). Nitrogen sources and cycling in the ecosystem and its role in air, water and soil pollution: A critical review. Journal of Pollution Effects & Control, 3(2), 1-26.

Follett, R. F., & Hatfield, J. L. (Eds.). (2001). Nitrogen in the environment: sources, problems and management.

Phosphorus

Withers, P. J. A., & Jarvie, H. P. (2008). Delivery and cycling of phosphorus in rivers: a review. Science of the total environment, 400(1-3), 379-395.

EPA. (n.d.). Learn about Harmful Algae, Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins. https://www.epa.gov/habs/learn-about-harmful-algae-cyanobacteria-and-cyanotoxins

Environmental Formations
Darvaza Gas Crater

Duggan, J., Gillan, G., Meehan, L., & Tyrrell, A. (2020). P2_5 The Doorway to Hell. Physics Special Topics, 19(1).

Thorton, S. (2024, April 29). Entering the 'Door to Hell'. National Geographic Society. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/entering-door-hell/

Mid-Oceanic Ridge

Rundquist, D. V., & Sobolev, P. O. (2002). Seismicity of mid-oceanic ridges and its geodynamic implications: a review. Earth-Science Reviews, 58(1-2), 143-161.

Hey, R.N. (2011). Seafloor Spreading. In: Gupta, H.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7_171

Tivey, M.A. (2007). Vine‐Matthews‐Morley Hypothesis. In: Gubbins, D., Herrero-Bervera, E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4423-6_314

Ridge, P. M. O. (2001). Mid-ocean ridge tectonics, volcanism and geomorphology. Geology, 26(455), 458.

Grand Prismatic Spring

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Rock Columns

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Salt Flats

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Earth Phenomenon

Magnetic Reversals

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Lenticular Clouds

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Northern Lights

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