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Geochemical distribution of selected elements in flotation tailings and soils/sediments from the dam spill at the abandoned antimony mine Stolice, Serbia
Materials held within mine tailings pose a serious risk to the environment in cases of tailings dam failure. Collapse of the tailing dam at the Stolice antimony mine in West Serbia caused a spilling of tailing slurry into the nearby river watersheds. Medium-term effects of As, Pb, Sb, Zn, and Cd from the tailings material that remained in the flooded zone 3 years after the initial exposure were evaluated. Mobility of these elements was determined by analyzing their distribution between exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable, and residual phases. Results indicate that Fe-Mn oxides represent important sinks for As, Cd, Pb, and Sb. Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that concentrations of the analyzed elements were related to sand-sized fractions, as they tended to adsorb or co-precipitate as coatings on larger particles (particularly feldspar and quartz) upon the change of redox conditions. Assessment of the most relevant physico-chemical factors, metal(loid) concentration, and mobi...lity can be used as tool to characterize the degree of contamination of impacted sites. Percentage of sand-sized particles, content of investigated metal(loid)s, and their amount in the reducible fractions are factors determining the best remediation techniques for the area impacted by tailing spill.
TY - JOUR
AU - Mutić, Jelena
AU - Marjanović, Prvoslav
AU - Đorđević, Tamara
AU - Kašanin-Grubin, Milica
AU - Randjelović, Dragana
PY - 2020
UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3362
AB - Materials held within mine tailings pose a serious risk to the environment in cases of tailings dam failure. Collapse of the tailing dam at the Stolice antimony mine in West Serbia caused a spilling of tailing slurry into the nearby river watersheds. Medium-term effects of As, Pb, Sb, Zn, and Cd from the tailings material that remained in the flooded zone 3 years after the initial exposure were evaluated. Mobility of these elements was determined by analyzing their distribution between exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable, and residual phases. Results indicate that Fe-Mn oxides represent important sinks for As, Cd, Pb, and Sb. Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that concentrations of the analyzed elements were related to sand-sized fractions, as they tended to adsorb or co-precipitate as coatings on larger particles (particularly feldspar and quartz) upon the change of redox conditions. Assessment of the most relevant physico-chemical factors, metal(loid) concentration, and mobility can be used as tool to characterize the degree of contamination of impacted sites. Percentage of sand-sized particles, content of investigated metal(loid)s, and their amount in the reducible fractions are factors determining the best remediation techniques for the area impacted by tailing spill.
PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC
T2 - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
T1 - Geochemical distribution of selected elements in flotation tailings and soils/sediments from the dam spill at the abandoned antimony mine Stolice, Serbia
VL - 27
IS - 6
SP - 6253
EP - 6268
DO - 10.1007/s11356-019-07348-4
ER -
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author = "Mutić, Jelena and Marjanović, Prvoslav and Đorđević, Tamara and Kašanin-Grubin, Milica and Randjelović, Dragana",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Materials held within mine tailings pose a serious risk to the environment in cases of tailings dam failure. Collapse of the tailing dam at the Stolice antimony mine in West Serbia caused a spilling of tailing slurry into the nearby river watersheds. Medium-term effects of As, Pb, Sb, Zn, and Cd from the tailings material that remained in the flooded zone 3 years after the initial exposure were evaluated. Mobility of these elements was determined by analyzing their distribution between exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable, and residual phases. Results indicate that Fe-Mn oxides represent important sinks for As, Cd, Pb, and Sb. Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that concentrations of the analyzed elements were related to sand-sized fractions, as they tended to adsorb or co-precipitate as coatings on larger particles (particularly feldspar and quartz) upon the change of redox conditions. Assessment of the most relevant physico-chemical factors, metal(loid) concentration, and mobility can be used as tool to characterize the degree of contamination of impacted sites. Percentage of sand-sized particles, content of investigated metal(loid)s, and their amount in the reducible fractions are factors determining the best remediation techniques for the area impacted by tailing spill.",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media LLC",
journal = "Environmental Science and Pollution Research",
title = "Geochemical distribution of selected elements in flotation tailings and soils/sediments from the dam spill at the abandoned antimony mine Stolice, Serbia",
volume = "27",
number = "6",
pages = "6253-6268",
doi = "10.1007/s11356-019-07348-4"
}
Mutić, J., Marjanović, P., Đorđević, T., Kašanin-Grubin, M.,& Randjelović, D.. (2020). Geochemical distribution of selected elements in flotation tailings and soils/sediments from the dam spill at the abandoned antimony mine Stolice, Serbia. in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Springer Science and Business Media LLC., 27(6), 6253-6268.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07348-4
Mutić J, Marjanović P, Đorđević T, Kašanin-Grubin M, Randjelović D. Geochemical distribution of selected elements in flotation tailings and soils/sediments from the dam spill at the abandoned antimony mine Stolice, Serbia. in Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2020;27(6):6253-6268.
doi:10.1007/s11356-019-07348-4 .
Mutić, Jelena, Marjanović, Prvoslav, Đorđević, Tamara, Kašanin-Grubin, Milica, Randjelović, Dragana, "Geochemical distribution of selected elements in flotation tailings and soils/sediments from the dam spill at the abandoned antimony mine Stolice, Serbia" in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, no. 6 (2020):6253-6268,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07348-4 . .
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