A multi-ootaxic assemblage from the Lower Cretaceous of the Cameros Basin (La Rioja; Northern Spain)

Here we describe the new fossil site of El Horcajo in the vicinity of Trevijano (La Rioja, Spain). It is located in the palustrine facies of the Enciso Group (Cameros Basin). This new locality has provided dozens of eggshell fragments, together with other vertebrate remains and charophyte fructifications, which allow dating of the locality as Valanginian-Hauterivian. Five ootaxa have being recognized: 1) the Spheroolithidae Guegoolithus turolensis; 2) a surprisingly thick Prismatoolithidae indet., with certain affinities to the oogenus Sankofa, that may represent a new oogenus and oospecies for this oofamily; 3) the Krokolithida

Evaluación de la movilidad potencial de metales en escorias industriales presentes en el subsuelo de un entorno urbano (barrio de la Almozara, Zaragoza)

Pyrite roasting wastes coming from a former industry closed in 1979 are still present at the subsoil of La Almozara neighborhood (Zaragoza, Spain). These granular wastes are mainly composed of Fe- and Fe-Ti-oxides, also having high Tl, As, Mo, Cu, Sb, Ag, Pb, and Be content that far exceed the generic reference levels. When these waste materials interact with water, they produce acid solutions with pH=3,2, resulting in a high mobilization of Cu, Zn, Cd, Mn, and Co. However, when wastes are mixed with granular construction materials, leachates showed neutral pH and chemical mobilization was much lower being only significant for Se and Mo. The results here obtained demonstrate the potential risk for hydrogeological contamination posed by the presence of these wastes in the subsoil and the high eolic dispersability of such materials. El cierre en 1979 de la Industrial Química de Zaragoza dejó los residuos industriales de tostación de piritas en el subsuelo del actual barrio de La Almozara (Zaragoza). Estos residuos, de carácter granular y constituidos por óxidos de Fe y Fe-Ti, poseen elevadas concentraciones en Tl, As, Mo, Cu, Sb, Ag, Pb y Be, que superan ampliamente los niveles genéricos de referencia. La interacción de estos residuos con agua provoca soluciones con pH=3,2, dando lugar a una movilización elevada de Cu, Zn, Cd, Mn y Co. Sin embargo, cuando estos residuos están mezclados con material granular de construcción, las soluciones resultantes de la interacción mantienen un pH neutro y la movilización elemental es muy inferior, siendo solo relevante para Se y Mo. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran el potencial riesgo de contaminación del medio hidrogeológico que supone la presencia de las escorias en el subsuelo y su alta dispersabilidad eólica