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Karen A. Hudson-Edwards

Karen A. Hudson-Edwards

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Earth Science

D-Index
45
Citations
9562
World Ranking
4376
National Ranking
485

Overview

Karen A. Hudson-Edwards is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple aspects of environmental science and engineering, with a particular focus on the impacts of mining activities on the environment and associated remediation techniques.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, publishing 64 and 48 works respectively. Their research portfolio includes significant involvement in several subfields, most notably Environmental Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, Building and Construction, and Water Science and Technology.

Their work addresses key topics such as:

  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Mining and Resource Management
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Among the recent papers contributed to the scientific literature are:

  • "Impacts of metal mining on river systems: a global assessment" (2023), published in Science
  • "Potentially toxic elements contamination in surface sediment and indigenous aquatic macrophytes of the Bahmanshir River, Iran: Appraisal of phytoremediation capability" (2021), published in Chemosphere
  • "Metagenomic exploration of multi-resistance genes linked to microbial attributes in active nonferrous metal(loid) tailings" (2020), published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Legacy iron and steel wastes in the UK: Extent, resource potential, and management futures" (2020), published in Journal of Geochemical Exploration
  • "True cost of coal: coal mining industry and its associated environmental impacts on water resource development" (2020), published in Journal of Sustainable Mining

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karen A. Hudson-Edwards include:

  • Richard A. Crane
  • Patrick Byrne
  • Carmen Falagán
  • Patrizia Onnis
  • Alex L. Riley

The scientist's work appears prominently in several publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • GeoHealth
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • Applied Geochemistry
  • Minerals

Best Publications

  • Natural organic matter in sedimentary basins and its relation to arsenic in anoxic ground water: the example of West Bengal and its worldwide implications

    JM McArthur;DM Banerjee;KA Hudson-Edwards;R Mishra

  • Mine tailings dams: Characteristics, failure, environmental impacts, and remediation

    D. Kossoff;D. Kossoff;W.E. Dubbin;Maria Alfredsson;S.J. Edwards

  • Mine Wastes: Past, Present, Future

    Karen A. Hudson-Edwards;Heather E. Jamieson;Bernd G. Lottermoser

  • A geomorphological approach to the management of rivers contaminated by metal mining

    M.G. Macklin;P.A. Brewer;Karen Hudson-Edwards;Graham Bird

  • Mineralogy and geochemistry of alluvium contaminated by metal mining in the Rio Tinto area, southwest Spain

    Karen A Hudson-Edwards;Christiane Schell;Mark G Macklin

  • Fertilizing the Amazon and equatorial Atlantic with West African dust

    Charlie S. Bristow;Karen A. Hudson-Edwards;Adrian Chappell

  • Heavy metal contamination of water, soil and produce within riverine communities of the Río Pilcomayo basin, Bolivia.

    J.R Miller;K.A Hudson-Edwards;P.J Lechler;D Preston

  • Tackling mine wastes

    Karen A. Hudson-Edwards

  • Sources, distribution and storage of heavy metals in the Rio Pilcomayo, Bolivia

    Karen A Hudson-Edwards;Mark G Macklin;Jerry R Miller;Paul J Lechler

  • Soil Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn contaminants around Mount Isa city, Queensland, Australia: Potential sources and risks to human health

    Mark P. Taylor;Alana K. Mackay;Karen A. Hudson-Edwards;Elmar Holz

  • The impact of tailings dam spills and clean-up operations on sediment and water quality in river systems: the Rı́os Agrio–Guadiamar, Aznalcóllar, Spain

    Karen A Hudson-Edwards;Mark G Macklin;Heather E Jamieson;Paul A Brewer

  • How paleosols influence groundwater flow and arsenic pollution: A model from the Bengal Basin and its worldwide implication

    J.M. McArthur;P. Ravenscroft;D.M. Banerjee;J. Milsom

  • Extraction and analysis of arsenic in soils and sediments

    K.A. Hudson-Edwards;S.L. Houghton;A. Osborn

  • The significance of pollution from historic metal mining in the Pennine orefields on river sediment contaminant fluxes to the North Sea

    M.G. Macklin;K.A. Hudson-Edwards;E.J. Dawson

  • Dissolution of jarosite [KFe3(SO4)(2)(OH)(6)] at pH 2 and 8: Insights from batch experiments and computational modelling

    Adrian M.L. Smith;Adrian M.L. Smith;Adrian M.L. Smith;Karen A. Hudson-Edwards;William E. Dubbin;Kate Wright

  • Hydrogeochemistry of waters of Mangampeta barite mining area, Cuddapah Basin, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Arveti Nagaraju;Sama Suresh;Ken Killham;Karen Hudson-Edwards

  • Processes of formation and distribution of Pb-, Zn-, Cd-, and Cu-bearing minerals in the Tyne Basin, Northeast England : implications for metal-contaminated river systems

    Karen A. Hudson-Edwards;Mark G. Macklin;Charles D. Curtis;David J. Vaughan

  • Sources, mineralogy, chemistry and fate of heavy metal-bearing particles in mining-affected river systems

    K. A. Hudson-Edwards

  • Identification of environmental lead sources and pathways in a mining and smelting town: Mount Isa, Australia

    A.K. Mackay;M.P. Taylor;N.C. Munksgaard;Karen A. Hudson-Edwards

  • 2000 years of sediment-borne heavy metal storage in the Yorkshire Ouse basin, NE England, UK

    Karen A. Hudson-Edwards;Karen A. Hudson-Edwards;Mark G. Macklin;Mark P. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark G. Macklin
Mark G. Macklin University of Lincoln
Mark Patrick Taylor
Mark Patrick Taylor Macquarie University
Heather E. Jamieson
Heather E. Jamieson Queen's University
Kevin G. Taylor
Kevin G. Taylor University of Manchester
Paul Brewer
Paul Brewer Aberystwyth University
Robert Duran
Robert Duran University of Pau and the Adour Region
Tom J. Coulthard
Tom J. Coulthard University of Hull
Julian D. Gale
Julian D. Gale Curtin University
Ian T. Burke
Ian T. Burke University of Leeds
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park

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