Antimony, arsenic and mercury in the aquatic environment and fish in a large antimony mining area in Hunan, China
| Autor: | Zhiyou Fu, Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena, Qiujing Deng, Haiqing Liao, Changli Mo, Fengchang Wu, Jing Zhu, Bijun Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Antimony
China Environmental Engineering chemistry.chemical_element Mining Arsenic X-Ray Diffraction Aquatic plant Environmental Chemistry Animals Water pollution Waste Management and Disposal Environmental engineering Fishes Aquatic animal Mercury Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Pollution Mercury (element) chemistry Environmental chemistry Microscopy Electron Scanning Water quality Surface water Water Pollutants Chemical |
| Zdroj: | The Science of the total environment. 408(16) |
| ISSN: | 1879-1026 |
| Popis: | Antimony (Sb) has received increasing attention recently due to its toxicity and potential human carcinogenicity. In the present work, drinking water, fish and algae samples were collected from the Xikuangshan (XKS) Sb mine area in Hunan, China. Results show that serious Sb and moderate arsenic (As) contamination is present in the aquatic environment. The average Sb concentrations in water and fish were 53.6 + or - 46.7 microg L(-1) and 218 + or - 113 microg kg(-1) dry weight, respectively. The Sb concentration in drinking water exceeded both Chinese and WHO drinking water guidelines by 13 and 3 times, respectively. Antimony and As concentrations in water varied with seasons. Fish gills exhibited the highest Sb concentrations but the extent of accumulation varied with habitat. Antimony enrichment in fish was significantly lower than that of As and Hg. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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