Author profile: Abril Hernández, José María
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Name | Abril Hernández, José María |
Department | Física Aplicada I |
Knowledge area | Física Aplicada |
Professional category | Catedrático de Universidad |
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![]() Kinetic reactive transport explains distinct subsurface deposition patterns of pollutants in sediments. The case of the Sellafield-derived 236U, 137Cs and 239,240Pu in the Esk Estuary, UK
(ScienceDirect, 2023-04-15)
The kinetics of the uptake of pollutants by solids in sediments interacts with transitional eddy diffusivity in the pore ... |
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![]() Depth-distributions and migration of fallout radionuclides in mountain soils from Chr´ea National Park (Algeria): The role of rhizospheres
(Elsevier, 2022-01-01)
The distribution and migration of artificial fallout radionuclides in natural soils has been profusely studied for assessing ... |
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![]() Modelling the kinetic reactive transport of pollutants at the sediment-water interface. Applications with atmospheric fallout radionuclides
(Elsevier, 2022-01-01)
Understanding the behaviour of particulate matter and chemicals at the sediment-water interface (SWI) is of interest in ... |
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![]() On the use of 210Pb-based records of sedimentation rates and activity concentrations for tracking past environmental changes
(Elsevier, 2022-01-01)
Lead-210 from natural atmospheric fallout is widely used in multidisciplinary studies to date recent sediments. Some of ... |
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![]() Fine-tuning of Pb-210-based methods for dating vegetated saltmarsh sediments
(Elsevier, 2021-01-01)
Saltmarshes, wetlands, inter-tidal mudflats are highly productive natural ecosystems with significant ecological value. ... |
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![]() Assessment of metal levels and pollution indices of the Songor Wetland, Ghana
(Elsevier, 2021-01-01)
Sediment, soil and fish samples collected from the Songor Wetland were assessed for the spatial distributions of metal (Al, ... |
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![]() The Zanclean megaflood of the Mediterranean – Searching for independent evidence
(Elsevier, 2020-01-01)
About six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea underwent a period of isolation from the ocean and widespread salt ... |
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![]() Estudio arqueoastronómico de las iglesias de la Asunción en los poblamientos cristianos tras la reconquista de las provincias de Córdoba y Soria
(Real Academia de Córdoba, 2020-01-01)
Estudiamos la orientación de las iglesias de la Asunción en Soria (N=73). El grupo del románico de repoblación (N=45, ... |
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![]() Environmental radioactivity in a sediment core from Algiers Bay: Radioecological assessment, radiometric dating and pollution records
(Elsevier, 2020-01-01)
The sedimentary system of the Algiers Bay has been impacted in the last decades by the exponential increases in population, ... |
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![]() Multimodal-TERESA, a 210Pb-based radiometric dating model for recent sediments under largely varying rates of supply
(Elsevier, 2020-01-01)
Lead-210 from natural atmospheric fallout is widely used in multidisciplinary studies for dating recent sediments. In ... |
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![]() Environmental radioactivity and trace metals in surficial sediments from estuarine systems in Ghana (Equatorial Africa), impacted by artisanal gold-mining
(Elsevier, 2020-01-01)
This paper reports concentrations of γ-emitter radionuclides (40K, 137Cs, 210Pb, 226Ra, 228Ra, 228Th and 234Th) and some ... |
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![]() An exploratory modelling study on sediment transport during the Zanclean flood of the Mediterranean
(Springer, 2019-01-01)
A nearly 400-km-long erosion channel through the Strait of Gibraltar has been interpreted as evidence for a catastrophic ... |
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![]() Radiometric dating of recent sediments: On the performance of 210 Pb based CRS chronologies under varying rates of supply
(ELSEVIER, 2019-01-01)
Radiometric dating was a revolutionary contribution to the study of sedimentary processes. Empirical data from varved ... |
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![]() Influence of alongslope processes on modern turbidite systems and canyons in the Alboran Sea (southwestern Mediterranean)
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)
This is an interdisciplinary study that combines morphoseismics, sedimentology and numerical modelling to elucidate at ... |
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![]() Experimental study on the use of granulometric speciation for the radiometric dating of recent sediments
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)
Theoretical and experimental studies have shown that activity concentrations of fallout radionuclides (such as 137Cs and ... |
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![]() Impact of gold-mining activity on trace elements enrichment in the West African estuaries: The case of Pra and Ankobra rivers with the Volta estuary (Ghana) as the reference
(Elsevier, 2018-01-01)
This study aimed at assessing trace element concentrations in two representative estuaries of Ghana (Pra and Ankobra) ... |
Chapter of Book
![]() Estudio arqueoastronómico y arqueométrico de la arquitectura religiosa de Bujalance
(Real Academia de Ciencias, Bellas Letras y Nobles Artes de Córdoba, 2018-01-01)
Cuando observamos una iglesia desde el cielo podemos ver cómo su eje principal se orienta con respecto a los puntos ... |
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![]() From floodplain to aquatic sediments: Radiogeochronological fingerprints in a sediment core from the mining impacted Sancho Reservoir (SW Spain)
(Elsevier, 2018-01-01)
The Sancho Reservoir (SW Spain) was built in 1962, about the time of maximum 137Cs fallout, and it has been affected by ... |
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![]() Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations of the Late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville Flood
(2018-01-01)
At approximately 18.0 ka, pluvial Lake Bonneville reached its maximum level. At its northeastern extent it was impounded ... |
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![]() Settling fluxes and sediment accumulation rates by the combined use of sediment traps and sediment cores in Tema Harbour (Ghana)
(Elsevier, 2017-01-01)
Settling fluxes and sediment accumulation rates in coastal Tema Harbour (Ghana) were investigated by the combined analyses ... |
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![]() A modelling study on tsunami propagation in the Red Sea: Historical events, potential hazards and spectral analysis
(Elsevier, 2017-01-01)
This work reports results from numerical simulations of the tsunami triggered by 1995 Nuweiba earthquake, in the Gulf of ... |
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![]() Radioecological assessment and radiometric dating of sediment cores from dynamic sedimentary systems of Pra and Volta estuaries (Ghana) along the Equatorial Atlantic
(Elsevier, 2017-01-01)
The Volta and Pra estuaries (Ghana, West Africa) are dynamical sedimentary systems whose natural equilibrium is being ... |
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![]() Revisiting the time scale and size of the Zanclean flood of the Mediterranean (5.33 Ma) from CFD simulations
(Elsevier, 2016-01-01)
The incision Zanclean Channel, which crosses the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea, has been inter-preted as the ... |
Article
![]() Bitácoras de Mares Numéricos: la Inundación Zancliense del Mediterráneo
(Real Academia de Córdoba de Ciencias, Bellas Letras y Nobles Artes, 2016-01-01)
El trabajo presenta un estudio de la inundación Zancliense del Mediterráneo (hace 5.3 Ma), aplicando técnicas de simulación ... |
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![]() A 210Pb-based chronological model for recent sediments with random entries of mass and activities: Model development
(Elsevier, 2016-01-01)
Unsupported 210Pb (210Pbexc) vs. mass depth profiles do not contain enough information as to extract a unique chronology ... |
Article
![]() Estudio Arqueoastronómico del Santuario Ibero-Romano de Torreparedones (Baena, Córdoba)
(Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada, 2015-01-01)
Se presenta un estudio arqueoastronómico del templo B (siglo I d.C.) del santuario iberoromano de Virtus Iulia (la turdetana ... |
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![]() Computational fluid dynamics simulations of the Zanclean catastrophic flood of the Mediterranean (5.33 Ma)
(Elsevier, 2015-01-01)
Numerical simulations of the Mediterranean Sea filling after the Messinian salinity crisis have been carried out with a ... |
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![]() A Numerical Modelling Study on the Potential Role of Tsunamis in the Biblical Exodus
(MDPI - Open Access Publishing, 2015-01-01)
The reliability of the narrative of the Biblical Exodus has been subject of heated debate for decades. Recent archaeological ... |
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![]() Why would we use the Sediment Isotope Tomography (SIT) model to establish a 210Pb-based chronology in recent-sediment cores?
(Elsevier, 2015-01-01)
After half a century, the use of unsupported 210Pb ( 210Pbexc) is still far off from being a well established dating tool ... |
Article
![]() Levels of 25 trace elements in high-volume air filter samples from Seville (2001–2002): Sources, enrichment factors and temporal variations
(Elsevier, 2015-01-01)
The measurement of trace element concentration in aerosols is of interest for environmental studies and for human health ... |
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![]() A numerical modeling study on oceanographic conditions in the former Gulf of Tartessos (SW Iberia): Tides and tsunami propagation
(Elsevier, 2014-01-01)
At least five catastrophic tsunami events have affected the Iberian Atlantic coasts during the last 7000 years. During ... |
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![]() Implications for food safety of the uptake by tomato of 25 trace-elements from a phosphogypsum amended soil from SW Spain
(Elsevier, 2014-01-01)
Phosphogypsum (PG) has been usually applied as Ca-amendment to reclaim sodic soils such as those in the marshland area of ... |
Article
![]() Evidence that excess 210Pb flux varies with sediment accumulation rate and implications for dating recent sediments
(Springer, 2014-01-01)
Most 210Pb dating models assume that atmospheric flux of excess 210Pb (210Pbexc) to the sediment–water interface remains ... |
Article
![]() Fallout 210Pb as a soil and sediment tracer in catchment sediment budget investigations: A review
(Elsevier, 2014-01-01)
Increasing anthropogenic pressures coupled with climate change impacts on natural resources have promoted a quest for ... |
Article
![]() Phosphogypsum amendments and irrigation with acidulated water affect tomato nutrition in reclaimed marsh soils from SW Spain
(Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 2014-01-01)
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product of the P fertilizer industry usually valorised as amendment for acidic and sodic soils. ... |
Article
![]() Modelling tsunamis in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Application to the Minoan Santorini tsunami sequence as a potential scenario for the biblical Exodus
(Elsevier, 2014-01-01)
A numerical model which simulates the propagation of tsunamis in the Eastern Mediterranean has been developed. Several tsunami ... |
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![]() Modeling tsunami propagation in the Iberia–Africa plate boundary: Historical events, regional exposure and the case-study of the former Gulf of Tartessos
(Elsevier, 2013-01-01)
A numerical model to simulate tsunami propagation in south of Iberia waters has been developed. It is based on the 2D ... |
Article
![]() Pre- and post-Chernobyl accident levels of I-129 and Cs-137 in the Southern Baltic Sea by brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus
(Elsevier, 2013-01-01)
129I is a very long-lived radionuclide (T1/2 = 15.7 × 106 years) that is present in the environment both because of natural ... |
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![]() Pre- and post-Chernobyl accident levels of 129I and 137Cs in the Southern Baltic Sea by brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus
(ScienceDirect, 2013-01-01)
129I is a very long-lived radionuclide (T1/2 = 15.7 × 106 years) that is present in the environment both because of natural ... |
Article
![]() Modeling tides and tsunami propagation in the former Gulf of Tartessos, as a tool for Archaeological Science
(Elsevier, 2013-01-01)
After the last Holocene sea level rise (about 6900 BP), the Gulf of Tartessos extended over the south western area of the ... |
PhD Thesis
![]() Modelización tridimensional del transporte oceánico de 137cs forzado por vientos. Validación en el mar báltico tras el accidente nuclear de Chernobyl
(2012-12-18)
Esta tesis materializa la segunda mitad de la carrera investigadora del autor, continuación natural de una primera mitad ... |
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![]() Radiometric dating of recent sediments: beyond the boundary conditions
(Springer, 2012-01-01)
Most mathematical models for radiometric dating of recent sediments are particular solutions of a unique physical problem: ... |
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![]() Anthropogenic 129I concentration and 129I/127I ratio in rainwater from Seville (Spain) in the period 2005–2008 as affected by airborne releases from Sellafield and La Hague facilities
(Elsevier, 2012-01-01)
129I is a very long-lived radionuclide (T1/2 = 15.7 × 106 years) that is present in the environment both because of natural ... |
Article
![]() Recent sedimentation rates in Garaet El Ichkeul Lake, NW Tunisia, as affected by the construction of dams and a regulatory sluice
(Springer, 2012-01-01)
Purpose Ichkeul National Park, NW Tunisia, is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Garaet El Ichkeul Lake is known for its seasonal ... |
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![]() Could bulk density profiles provide information about recent sedimentation rates?
(Springer, 2011-01-01)
Independent validation has to be an integral part of the 210Pb-based radiometric dating of recent sediments. The combined ... |
Presentation
![]() A Lagrangian Transport Model Applied to two Different Brackish Systems: the Baltic Sea and the Guadalquivir River
(IEEE Computer Society, 2011-01-01)
the nuclear contamination and other passive particles in the ocean. As a consequence of the Chernobyl accident (April, ... |
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![]() Drain flow and related salt losses as affected by phosphogypsum amendment in reclaimed marsh soils from SW Spain
(Elsevier, 2011-01-01)
Phosphogypsum (PG), a by-product of the P industries, has been widely applied as an amendment to reduce Na saturation in ... |
Article
![]() Nitrate loss from a tile-drained reclaimed marsh soil from SW Spain amended with different products
(Springer, 2011-01-01)
Tile drainage and soil amendments have been found to affect losses of nitrate N from agricultural soils. This work was ... |
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![]() Microwave-based digestion method for extraction of 127I and 129I from solid material for measurements by AMS and ICP-MS
(Elsevier, 2011-01-01)
This work presents a microwave-based digestion method followed by a radiochemical extraction procedure to extract iodine ... |
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![]() Transfer of Cd, Pb, Ra and U from Phosphogypsum Amended Soils to Tomato Plants
(Springer, 2009-01-01)
About 170 million tons of phosphogypsum (PG) are annually generated worldwide as a by-product of phosphoric acid factories. ... |
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![]() Extensive radioactive characterization of a phosphogypsum stack in SW Spain: 226Ra, 238U, 210Po concentrations and 222Rn exhalation rate
(Elsevier, 2009-01-01)
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product of the phosphate fertilizer industries that contains relatively high concentrations of ... |
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![]() Occupational dosimetric assessment (inhalation pathway) from the application of phosphogypsum in agriculture in South West Spain
(Elsevier, 2009-01-01)
Phosphogypsum (PG) has been traditionally applied as Ca-amendment in saline marsh soils in SW Spain, where available PG ... |
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![]() Kinetic box models for the uptake of radionuclides and heavy metals by suspended particulate matter: equivalence between models and its implications
(Elsevier, 2008-01-01)
In recent years an increasing experimental effort has been paid to the study of the sorption process of radionuclides and ... |
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![]() Anthropogenic radionuclides in the water column and a sediment core from the Alboran Sea: application to radiometric dating and reconstruction of historical water column radionuclide concentrations
(Springer, 2008-01-01)
Global fallout is the main source of anthropogenic radionuclides in the Mediterranean Sea. This work presents 137Cs, ... |
Article
![]() The cumulative effect of three decades of phosphogypsum amendments in reclaimed marsh soils from SW Spain: 226Ra, 238U and Cd contents in soils and tomato fruit
(Elsevier, 2008-01-01)
Phosphogypsum (PG), a by-product of the phosphate fertiliser industries, has been applied as soil amendment to reduce Na ... |
Article
![]() Algoritmo matemático eficiente para la resolución, por el método de diferencias finitas, de la ecuación de difusión-advección acoplada a modelos cinéticos de transferencia de seudo-primer orden
(Universidad del Zulia, 2007-01-01)
Los modelos cinéticos de seudo-primer orden han demostrado su utilidad para estudiar el comportamiento de una gran variedad ... |
Article
![]() Development of a recording water flow meter using ultrasonic measurement of water levels in a slotted U-pipe
(Elsevier, 2007-01-01)
The accurate measurement and recording of water flow rates is necessary in the perfor-mance of field experiments in ... |
Presentation
![]() Using oceanography to control and forecast nuclear accidents and other passive particles problems
(IEEE Computer Society, 2007-01-01)
This article is the last improved version of a previously published model (Toscano-Jimenez and Garcia-Tenorio, 2004) for ... |
Report
![]() Evaluación de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Radiológica en la Aplicación del Fosfoyeso Como Enmienda de Suelos Agrícolas en las Marismas del Guadalquivir
(2006-01-01)
The main goal of this Project has been the radiological and alimentary assessment of the agriculture use of phosphogypsum ... |
PhD Thesis |
Article
![]() 239Pu sorption by suspended matter from Hueznar reservoir (southern Spain): Experimental and modelling study
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2005-01-01)
Kinetic transfer coefficients are important parameters to understand and reliably model the behaviour of non-conservative ... |
Article
![]() Evaluation of the radioactive impact of the phosphogypsum wastes used as amendment in agriculture soils
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2005-01-01)
Some 3x109 kg of phosphogypsum (PG) wastes are annually generated by two fertiliser-production factories in Huelva ... |
Article
![]() Radioactivity concentration and heavy metal content in fuel oil and oil-ashes in Venezuela
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2005-01-01)
Environmental radiation levels are modified in regions where the oil industrial activity is more aggressive, such as in ... |
Presentation
![]() Mecanismos de transferencia de radionucleidos en el medio ambiente
(Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radioactivos, ENRESA, 2004-01-01)
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Chapter of Book
![]() Modelling the dispersion of radionuclides in estuarine environments: the Odiel river estuary
(Elsevier, 2003-01-01)
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Article
![]() Phosphogypsum Amendment Effect on Radionuclide Content in Drainage Water and Marsh Soils from Southwestern Spain
(Wiley, 2003-01-01)
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a residue of the phosphate fertilizer industry that has relatively high concentrations of 226Ra and ... |
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![]() Experimental and modelling study of artificial radionuclides (239Pu, 241Am and 99Tc) uptake by suspended matter in environmental waters located in the south of Spain
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2002-01-01)
The interest on transfer coefficients studies have increased recently, since they are important parameters required ... |
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![]() Application of a liquid scintillation counter to the measurement of tracing radioactivity in experiments on suspended matter uptake in aquatic environments
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2002-01-01)
The experiments on the study of the kinetic transfer coefficients of conservative and non-conservative radionuclides, in ... |
PhD Thesis |
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![]() Kinetic transfer coefficients for radionuclides in estuarine waters: Reference values from133Ba and effects of salinity and suspended load concentration
(Springer, 1998-01-01)
In estuarine environments there are important spatial and temporal changes in both salt and suspended load concentrations. ... |
Article
![]() Modelling the suspended matter distribution in an estuarine system : Application to the Odiel river in southwest Spain
(Elsevier, 1996-01-01)
A numerical model which solves the advective-diffusive dispersion equation for suspended matter and includes the deposition ... |
Article
![]() Modelling the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in tidal waters .2. Application to Ra-226 dispersion in an estuarine system
(Elsevier, 1996-01-01)
The Odiel river is an estuary system located in the south-west of Spain and affected by tidal dynamics. A phosphate ... |
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![]() Modelling the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in tidal waters—Part 1: Conceptual and mathematical model
(Elsevier, 1996-01-01)
A 2D four-phase model to study the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in tidal waters, in conditions of ... |
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![]() A modeling study of Ra-226 dispersion in an estuarine system in south-west Spain
(Elsevier, 1994-01-01)
A numerical model to study 226Ra dispersion in the Odiel River, in which two fertilizer plants release their wastes, has ... |