Mineralogical transformation of arsenic at different copper smelting workshops : The impact on arsenic bioaccessibility

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Soil arsenic (As) contamination associated with the demolition of smelting plants has received increasing attention. Soil As can source from different industrial processes, and also participate in soil weathering, making its speciation rather complex. This study combined the usage of chemical sequential extraction and advanced spectroscopic techniques, e.g., time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), to investigate the mineralogical transformation of soil As at different processing sites from a typical copper smelting plant in China. Results showed that the stability of arsenic species decreased following the processes of storage, smelting, and flue gas treatment. Arsenic in the warehouse area was incorporated into pyrite (FeS2) as well as its secondary minerals such as jarosite (KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6). At the smelting area, a large proportion of As was adsorbed by iron oxides from smelting slags, while some As existed in stable forms like orpiment (As2S3). At the acid-making area, more than half of As was adsorbed on amorphous iron oxides, and some were adsorbed on the flue gas desulfurization gypsum. More importantly, over 86% of the As belonged to non-specifically and specifically adsorbed fractions was found to be bioaccessible, highlighting the gypsum-adsorbed As one of the most hazardous species in smelting plant soils. Our findings indicated the importance of iron oxides in As retention and suggested the potential health risk of gypsum-adsorbed As. Such detailed knowledge of As speciation and bioaccessibility is vital for the management and remediation of As-contaminated soils in smelting plants.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:352

Enthalten in:

Chemosphere - 352(2024) vom: 19. März, Seite 141502

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Feng, Kanghong [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xiaoyun [VerfasserIn]
Ke, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Jiaxin [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Xinde [VerfasserIn]

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1K09F3G675
789U1901C5
Arsenic
Bioaccessibility
Calcium Sulfate
Copper
Copper smelting plant
E1UOL152H7
Ferric Compounds
Ferric oxide
Iron
Journal Article
Mineralogical speciation
N712M78A8G
Oxides
Soil
Soil Pollutants
WAT0DDB505

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141502

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NLM368727300