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Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir - Professor Emerita

Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir

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School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir

Professor Emerita

Sustainability Science

Location
Askja / N-226
Phone
525 - 5886 8949502
Email
vala [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Earth Sciences
Website
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-0734

Professional Experience

2008 - 2008, Dean of School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland Reykjavík Iceland
2006 - 2008, Professor of Environmental Sustainability, Department of Earth Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
2001 - 2006, Professor of Environmental Geochemistry, Department of Earth Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
1997 - 2001, Senior Lecturer, Department of Earth Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
1994 - 1997, Lecturer, Department of Geology University of Bristol Bristol UK
1989 - 1994, Research Fellow, Department of Geology University of Bristol Bristol UK
1988 - 1989, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences Northwestern University Evanston Illinois USA
1986 - 1987, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute de Physique du Globe University of Paris France
1985 - 1986, Geochemist, PRC Environmental Management Chicago Illinois USA

Published works

2022

Transparency and Leverage Points for Sustainable Resource ManagementSustainability
Wellbeing economyEcological Economics
Transformation Literacy
Approaching the Study of Corruption and Natural Resources through Qualitative System DynamicsResources
Preface
Where do we start? How did we get here?
Introduction and Conceptual Framing—Transformation Literacy as a Future-Making Skill
Regenerative Wellbeing Economy
Setting the Scene: Viewing the World as Interconnected Systems
Everything is connected – Envisioning how a regenerative world looks like

2021

Development of a Biophysical Economics Module for the Global Integrated Assessment Model WORLD7
Economies of scale and perceived corruption in natural resource managementSustainability (Switzerland)

2020

Global phosphorus supply chain dynamics: Assessing regional impact to 2050Global Food Security
After the crisisSolutions
Investing in nature to transform the post COVID-19 economySolutions
Investing in Nature as the true engine of our economy
Corruption risks in renewable resource governancePolitics and Governance

2019

On the Metal Contents of Ocean Floor Nodules, Crusts and Massive Sulphides and a Preliminary Assessment of the Extractable Amounts
On the long-term sustainability of copper, zinc and lead supply, using a system dynamics modelResources, Conservation and Recycling: X
The WORLD6 Integrated System Dynamics Model: Examples of Results from Simulations
Opening access to the black box: The need for reporting on the global phosphorus supply chainAmbio

2018

Economic Challenges of the UN Sustainable Development GoalsSystem Change
A system dynamics assessment of the supply of molybdenum and rhenium used for super-alloys and speciality steels, using the WORLD6 modelBiophysical Economics and Resource Quality
A System Dynamics Assessment of the Supply of Molybdenum and Rhenium Used for Super-alloys and Specialty Steels, Using the WORLD6 Model.Biophysical Economics and Resource Quality
Developing the WORLD6 integrated global model; causally linking natural resource use, population, energy, commodities, health, governance and the economy
Reviewing integrated sustainability indicators for tourismJournal of Sustainable Tourism
From waste to resource: A systems dynamics and stakeholder analysis of phosphorus recycling from municipal wastewater in EuropeAmbio

2017

Stakeholder participation in developing sustainability indicators for a European Northern Periphery Tourism systemJournal of Rural and Community Development
Exstimating critical extraction rates for the main metals for a sustainable society within the planetary limits
Defining a free marketJournal of Cleaner Production
Soil Functions in Earth's Critical Zone
Soil aggregation and soil organic matter in conventionally and organically farmed Austrian ChernozemsBodenkultur
Renewable energy use for aquaponics development on a global scale towards sustainable food production
Global Megatrends and Resource Use - A Systemic Reflection
Modelling the global copper, zinc and lead mining rates and co-extraction of technology metals, market supply, price and remaining extractable amounts
An assessment of metal supply sustainability as an input to policyJournal of Cleaner Production
Integrated modelling of the global cobalt extraction, supply, price and depletion of extractable resources using WORLD6 modelBiophysical Economics and Resource Quality
Modelling the global primary extraction , supply, price and depletion of the extractable geological resources using the cobalt model
Substitution of metals in times of potential supply limitations: What are the mitigation options and limitations?

2016

Modelling and measuring sustainable wellbeing in connection with the UN Sustainable Development GoalsEcological Economics
How does permaculture stack up in the real economy?Permaculture Design
Soil indicators for sustainable developmentAgriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
A system dynamics model for platinum group metal supply, market price, depletion of extractable amounts, ore grade, recycling and stocks-in-useResources, Conservation and Recycling

2015

The value of soil ecosystem services
The Interlayer Regions of Sheet Silicates as a Favorable Habitat for Endolithic MicroorganismsGeomicrobiology Journal
A comparative analysis of the energy return on investment of organic and conventional Icelandic dairy farmsIcelandic Agricultural Sciences
Aluminium for the futureResources, Conservation and Recycling
An ecosystem approach to assess soil quality in organically and conventionally managed farms in Iceland and AustriaSOIL
Challenges of sustainable and commercial aquaponicsSustainability (Switzerland)
Aggregation and organic matter in subarctic Andosols under different grassland managementActa Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science
Energy return on investment of Austrian sugar beet: A small-scale comparison between organic and conventional productionBiomass and Bioenergy
Soil and Earth's Critical Zone
Aquaponics Guidelines

2014

Investigating the sustainability of the global silver supply, reserves, stocks in society and market price using different approachesResources, Conservation and Recycling
SoilTrECEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
Soil aggregate stability in different soil orders quantified by low dispersive ultrasonic energy levelsSoil Science Society of America Journal
Urban Systems, Current Status. The Geology
Bioremediation trial on aged PCB-polluted soils-a bench study in IcelandEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
Chlorite topography and dissolution of the interlayer studied with atomic force microscopyAmerican Mineralogist
DevelopmentNature
Natural resources in a planetary perspectiveGeochemical Perspectives
On modelling the global copper mining rates, market supply, copper price and the end of copper reservesResources, Conservation and Recycling
Si precipitation during weathering in different Icelandic AndosolsProcedia Earth and Planetary Science

2013

Nanoscale Observations of Extracellular Polymeric Substances Deposition on Phyllosilicates by an Ectomycorrhizal FungusGeomicrobiology Journal
Sustaining Earth's Critical Zone
Investigating the role of microbes in mineral weatheringMicron
The need for a fair and sustainable development paradigm in an urban worldICLE Local Governments for Sustainability
The Future we Really WantSolutions
Peak metals, minerals, energy, wealth, food and populationJournal of Environmental Science and Engineering A
A new post-crash constitution in Iceland?solutions

2012

Pollutants, Human Health and the Environment
Exploring a city's potential low carbon futures using Delphi methodsJournal of Environmental Planning and Management
Assessing the impact of soil degradation on food productionCurrent Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Radioactivity and Radioelements
Nanoscale channels on ectomycorrhizal-colonized chloriteJournal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Modelling the initiation, progress, symptoms expressions and possible treatment of multiple sclerosis using an integrated simulation systems dynamics model
Introduction
Foreword
Assessing Long Term Sustainability of Global Supply of Natural Resources and Materials
The World 5 model; Peak metals, minerals, energy, wealth, food and population; urgent policy considerations for a sustainable society
Removal of uranium(VI), lead(II) at the surface of TiO ₂ nanotubes studied by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopyWater, Air, and Soil Pollution
Soil processes and functions across an international network of Critical Zone ObservatoriesComptes Rendus - Geoscience
High resolution characterization of ectomycorrhizal fungal-mineral interactions in axenic microcosm experimentsBiogeochemistry
Conclusions
Pollutants, Human Health and the Environment

2011

Challenging the planetary boundaries IApplied Geochemistry
In situ atomic force microscopy measurements of biotite basal plane reactivity in the presence of oxalic acidGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Envisioning the FutureInternational Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
Challenging the planetary boundaries IIApplied Geochemistry
Response of soil to different farming practices – case studies in Iceland and Austria
Íslenska efnahagshrunið
Soil processes and func tions in critical zone observatoriesVadose Zone Journal
Biochar application in a tropical, agricultural region: a plot scale study in Tamil Nadu, India
Pollutants, human health and the environmenta – A risk-based approach
Samleiðniverkefnið – sjálfbærni og jafnrétti innan þolmarka jarðarinnar

2010

Education for Sustainable Development in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences: A Promising Place to Start
City-scale carbon management

2009

TiO₂ anatase nanotubes for the purification of uranium, arsenic and lead containing water
TiO₂ anatase nanotubes for the purification of uranium,arsenic and lead containing water
TiO₂ anatase nanotubes for the purification of uranium,arsenic and lead containing water
The Cu, Mn and Zn concentration of sheep woolScience of the Total Environment
The effects of prion protein expression on metal metabolismMolecular and Cellular Neuroscience

2008

Effect of cyanobacterial growth on biotite surfaces under laboratory nutrient-limited conditionsMineralogical Magazine
High-resolution imaging of biotite dissolution and measurement of activation energyMineralogical Magazine
Risk Assessment Linked to Monitoring and Management
Rare metals getting rarerNature Geoscience
The adsorption of progesterone onto mineral surfaces imaged with high-resolution atomic force microscopyMineralogical Magazine
Re-partitioning of Cu and Zn isotopes by modified protein expressionGeochemical Transactions
Reaction mechanism of uranyl in the presence of zero-valent iron nanoparticlesGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

2007

Chapter 5 Prions, Metals, and Soils
Crossing disciplines and scales to understand the critical zoneElements
Measurements of daily urinary uranium excretion in German peacekeeping personnel and residents of the Kosovo region to assess potential intakes of depleted uranium (DU)Science of the Total Environment
Non-ideal solid solution aqueous solution modeling of synthetic calcium silicate hydrateCement and Concrete Research
Modelling the degradation of ordinary Portland cement using PHREEQC
Copper deficiency elicits glial and neuronal response typical of neurodegenerative disordersNeuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
Geomicrobiology of a weathering crust from an impact crater and a hypothesis for its formationGeomicrobiology Journal

2006

The effect of iron on montmorillonite stability. (I) Background and thermodynamic considerationsGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Bioavailable copper and manganese in soils from Iceland and their relationship with scrapie occurrence in sheepJournal of Geochemical Exploration
The effect of iron on montmorillonite stability. (II) Experimental investigationGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

2005

The geochemistry of fluids from an active shallow submarine hydrothermal systemJournal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Kinetic studies of synthetic metaschoepite under acidic conditions in batch and flow experimentsEnvironmental Science and Technology

2004

From copper, manganese and molybdenum speciation in the natural environment to their speciation in the body

2003

The reduction of aqueous Au³⁺ by sulfide minerals and green rust phasesAmerican Mineralogist
Surface reactivity of volcanic ash from the eruption of Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat, West Indies with implications for health hazardsEnvironmental Research
Hydrous ferric oxideJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
Dissolution mechanism of UO3 .2H2O far from the thermodynamic equilibrium at room temperature

2002

A potentiometric study of Eu³⁺ complexation with acetate ligand from 25 to 170°C at P_satGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Environmental Fate of the Trace Elements Copper and Manganese in Soils

2001

Sorption of As(V) on green rust (Fe₄(II)Fe₂(III)(OH)₁₂SO₄ - 3H₂O) and lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH)Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Experimental determination of the complexation of strontium and cesium with acetate in high-temperature aqueous solutionsGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

2000

Environmental behaviour of uranium
Environmental fate and toxicology of organophosphate pesticidesJournal of the Geological Society
Novel techniques in a study of the mechanism of ACR
The boron isotope systematics of Icelandic geothermal watersGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Speciation of tin (Sn²⁺ and Sn⁴⁺) in aqueous Cl solutions from 25°C to 350°CChemical Geology
Antimony transport in hydrothermal solutionsChemical Geology
Trace element partitioning between wollastonite and silicate-carbonate meltMineralogical Magazine
Influence of anionic layer structure of Fe-oxyhydroxides on the structure of Cd surface complexesJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
Complexation of Cu²⁺ in oxidized NaCl brines from 25°C to 175°CChemical Geology

1999

Effect of inorganic and organic ligands on the mechanism of cadmium sorption to goethiteGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
The mechanism of cadmium surface complexation on iron oxyhydroxide mineralsGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Pesticide toxicology and behaviour in the natural environment
Surface complexation of Hg²⁺ on goethiteJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
Mineral/reagent interactionsClay Minerals

1998

An EXAFS spectroscopic study of aqueous antimony(III)-chloride complexation at temperatures from 25 to 250°CChemical Geology
Standard Thermodynamic Properties and Heat Capacity Equations for Rare Earth Element HydroxidesRadiochimica Acta
Standard thermodynamic properties and heat capacity equations of rare earth hydroxidesChemical Geology
Aqueous speciation of yttrium at temperatures from 25 to 340°C at P_satChemical Geology
XPS analysis of polyacrylamide adsorption to kaolinite, quartz and feldsparSurface and Interface Analysis
The Adsorption Mechanism of Sr²⁺ on the Surface of GoethiteRadiochimica Acta
The dissolution of apatite in the presence of aqueous metal cations at pH 2-7Chemical Geology
Geochemistry of crustal fluidsChemical Geology
An extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy investigation of cadmium sorption on cryptomelane (KMn₈O₁₆)Chemical Geology

1997

Application of focused ion beam optical spectroscopy (FIBOS) to alkali aggregate reactivity in concrete
Solubility of Uranium Oxide and Calcium Uranate in Water, and Ca(OH)₂-bearing SolutionsRadiochimica Acta
Controls on polyacrylamide adsorption to quartz, kaolinite, and feldsparGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Controls on uranium and thorium behaviour in ocean-floor hydrothermal systemsChemical Geology
Mineral/reagent interactions: An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of adsorption of reagents onto mixtures of minerals
Mineralogical changes occurring within aggregates affected by alkali-carbonate reactivity
SEM study of the expansion mechanisms of alkali carbonate reactions
Application of focused ion beam optical spectroscopy (FIBOS) to alkali aggregate reactivity in concrete

1996

An experimental investigation of the potential of apatite as radionuclide and heavy metal scavenger
LREE distribution in perovskite, apatite and titanite from South West Ugandan xenoliths and kamafugite lavasMineralogy and Petrology
Flow and Transport During Contact Metamorphism and Hydrothermal Activity: Examples from the Oslo Rift
Spectroscopic studies of alkali-induced reactions at cement carbonaceous aggregate interfaces
Determination of the rare earth elements in aqueous samples at sub-ppt levels by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and flow injection ICPMSAnalytical Chemistry
Surface chemistry of reacted heulandite determined by SIMS and XPSChemical Geology
Computer aided analysis of X-ray images in mudstone concretions from Budleigh Salterton, DevonGeoscience in South-West England
First principles (quantum mechanical) calculations of the relative stabilities of metal chloride and simple organic complexes

1995

On the origin of zoned grossular-andradite garnets in hydrothermal systemsEuropean Journal of Mineralogy

1994

Uranium and thorium solubilities in subduction zone fluidsEarth and Planetary Science Letters
Ejection of trace metals from volcanoesMineralogical Magazine
The uranium-thorium and rare earth element geochemistry of reduction nodules from Budleigh Salterton, DevonGeoscience in South-West England

1993

Dissolution kinetics of heulandite at pH 2-12 and 25°CGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Determination of uranium and thorium in basalts and uranium in aqueous solution by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryJournal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

1985

Experimental determination of corundum solubilities in pure water between 400-700°C and 1-3 kbarGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

1984

Description and interpretation of the composition of fluid and alteration mineralogy in the geothermal system, at Svartsengi, IcelandGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

1983

Pressure sensitive "silica geothermometer" determined from quartz solubility experiments at 250 °CGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

1982

Mechanical restitution of the rat papillary muscleActa Physiologica Scandinavica

Keywords for Specialisation:

Sustainable Development

System´s Analysis

Biogeochemistry

Environment and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Wellbeing Economy

Earth´s critical zone

Natural Resources

Development indices

Enlightenment for the 21st century

New economic thinking

Wellbeing indicators