Use of pollution indices and ecological risk in the assessment of contamination from chemical elements in soils and sediments–Practical aspects

SLC Ferreira, JB da Silva Junior, IF dos Santos… - Trends in Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a discussion involving practical aspects of applying contamination
indices and ecological risk factors derived from chemical elements in the environmental …

Antimony as a global dilemma: Geochemistry, mobility, fate and transport

I Herath, M Vithanage, J Bundschuh - Environmental pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Elevated concentrations of antimony (Sb) in environmental, biological and geochemical
systems originating from natural, geological and anthropogenic sources are of particular …

Assessment of heavy metal contamination, distribution and source identification in the sediments from the Zijiang River, China

Z Zhang, Y Lu, H Li, Y Tu, B Liu, Z Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the contents of 10 heavy metals (Sb, Cd, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, and Pb) in
49 sediment samples from the Zijiang River were determined by using inductively coupled …

Arsenic and antimony in water and wastewater: Overview of removal techniques with special reference to latest advances in adsorption

G Ungureanu, S Santos, R Boaventura… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Arsenic and antimony are metalloids, naturally present in the environment but also
introduced by human activities. Both elements are toxic and carcinogenic, and their removal …

The behavior of trace elements in seawater, sedimentary pore water, and their incorporation into carbonate minerals: a review

D Smrzka, J Zwicker, W Bach, D Feng, T Himmler… - Facies, 2019 - Springer
Trace elements are actively cycled in seawater, are essential components for marine life,
and are transported to the seafloor where they can become enriched in marine sediments …

The chemistry and behaviour of antimony in the soil environment with comparisons to arsenic: a critical review

SC Wilson, PV Lockwood, PM Ashley, M Tighe - Environmental pollution, 2010 - Elsevier
This article provides a critical review of the environmental chemistry of inorganic antimony
(Sb) in soils, comparing and contrasting findings with those of arsenic (As). Characteristics of …

Antimony toxicity in soils and plants, and mechanisms of its alleviation

CSN Vidya, R Shetty, M Vaculíková… - … and Experimental Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimony (Sb) is a non-essential element for plants, animals, and humans. With increased
anthropogenic inputs from mining and industrial activities, ore processing, vehicle …

Apportionment and location of heavy metal (loid) s pollution sources for soil and dust using the combination of principal component analysis, Geodetector, and …

W Zeng, X Wan, L Wang, M Lei, T Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The accurate identification of sources for soil heavy metal (loid) is difficult, especially for
multi-functional parks, which include multiple pollution sources. Aiming to identify the …

Antimony redox processes in the environment: A critical review of associated oxidants and reductants

Y Zhang, EJ O'Loughlin, MJ Kwon - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The environmental behavior of antimony (Sb) has recently received greater attention due to
the increasing global use of Sb in a range of industrial applications. Although present at …

Antimony and arsenic speciation, redox-cycling and contrasting mobility in a mining-impacted river system

SG Johnston, WW Bennett, N Doriean… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Macleay River in eastern Australia is severely impacted by historic stibnite-and
arsenopyrite-rich mine-tailings. We explore the partitioning, speciation, redox-cycling …