Editorial for Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Research: Vol. 5 Issue 2 (2023)

1.Introduction Earth scientists aid to guarantee a supply of clean water,explore for oil,gas,and coal,map the oceans,track severe weather,and discover the Earth mate­rials we need to build our homes and roads,and the minerals and nutrients we need to farm the land.Environmental geologists help prevent and repair damage to our nation’s wetlands,streams,rivers,and shorelines.

Editorial for Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Research:Vol.5 Issue 4(2023)

1.Introduction The scope of Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Research journal covers a variety of geology and environmental earth sciences.This journal is preparing to rivet a diversity of research and support the Earth in the imminent future.The achievements of articles presented in this volume are summarized in the following section.

Investigation of Environmental and Biological Effects of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) with a Special Focus on Industrial and Mining Pollutions in Iran:A Review

The present article is a review study on the types of rare earth elements(REEs),environmental and biological effects as well as the sources of emission of these elements as pollution in nature.The purpose of this study is to provide a vision in environmental planning and control of pollution caused by REEs.The evaluation of rare earth elements was studied in human life and its environmental and biological effects,which have particular importance and are entering the life cycle through industrial and mining pollution sources.Since mining activities intensify the dispersion of these elements in the environment and the existence of industrial factories located around urban drainage system plays a unique role in creating and spreading pollution caused by rare earth elements;As a result,two case studies were conducted on two mining and industrial areas.The first case is the Choghart mine in Yazd province as an example of mining pollution,and the second case study is performed on the Kor river as an example of industrial pollution which is caused by industrial activities around it,Then the results are well explained to show both two environments of litho and hydro.Due to this fact that produced environmental pollution can cause exchange pollutant compounds with the surrounding environment besides its long-lasting destructive effects;It can cause irreversible biological effects on living organisms.By targeting this evaluation,several techniques can be proposed to prevent the entry and dispersal of rare earth elements from pollution sources besides methods to reduce the damage of these elements to the ecosystem.

Editorial for Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Research

1.Introduction Recently,the name of Journal of Geological Research has been changed to“Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Research”.The scope of this journal covering all disciplines of earth sciences and geotechnical engineering research.This journal aims at pioneering research techniques and analysis and is dedicated to deliver theoretical and practical practices for who are engaging in earth sciences and geotechnical engineering research.The journal has been already indexed in Google Scholar,Crossref,CNKI Scholar,MyScienceWork,National Library Board of Singapore,WorldCat,Scilit,BASE,J-Gate,and CiteFactor.