Antimony toxicity in soils and plants, and mechanisms of its
Abstract. Antimony (Sb) is a non-essential element for plants, animals, and humans. With increased anthropogenic inputs from mining and industrial activities, ore processing, vehicle emissions, and shooting activities, elevated Sb levels in the environment have become a growing concern.
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Characteristics, Accumulation, and Potential Health …
Although there were investigations of the effect of antimony in sudden infant death syndrome, current findings suggest no link. Antimony trioxide exposure is predominant in smelters. Mining and exposure via glass …
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Small state plays significant role in mineral mining: The geo …
Idaho mining is a relatively small part of the overall national mining economy accounting for $337 million in earnings out of $116.7 billion nationally in 2022 [3]. It also happens to be one of the only states where critical minerals like cobalt, thorium and antimony deposits are available.
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Antimony contamination and its risk management in …
Abstract. Antimony (Sb) is introduced into soils, sediments, and aquatic environments from various sources such as weathering of sulfide ores, leaching of mining wastes, and anthropogenic activities. High Sb concentrations are toxic to …
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Availability, Toxicology and Medical Significance of …
The extensive mining and use of antimony have led to its introduction into the biosphere, where it can be hazardous, depending on its bioavailability and …
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Frontiers | Toxic effects of antimony in plants: Reasons and
Therefore, future research must be aimed at devising appropriate measures to mitigate the hazardous impacts of Sb toxicity on plants, humans, and the environment and to prevent the entry of Sb into our ecosystem. ... Effects of antimony and arsenic on antioxidant enzyme activities of two steppic plant species in an old antimony mining …
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Environmental geochemistry of antimony in Chinese coals
A large antimony mining area is situated in the central Hunan Province. It covers 18 km 2 with the south and north diggings. This area is also one of the major coal deposits of China. Thus, it is of great interest and importance to investigate the distribution, modes of occurrence, environmental impact of Sb in Chinese coals. 2.
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Antimony, arsenic and lead distribution in soils and plants …
Antimony (Sb) is introduced into soils, sediments, and aquatic environments from various sources such as weathering of sulfide ores, leaching of mining wastes, and anthropogenic activities.
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Distributions and impact factors of antimony in topsoils and …
Highlights We examined the distribution of antimony in topsoil and moss in Ny-Ålesund, Arctic. The distribution of Sb is associated with traffic and historical mining activities. The weathering of coal bed cannot lead to the Sb increase in the surface environment. The distribution of Sb in moss could reflect the accumulation of Sb …
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Vegetation type impacts microbial interaction with antimony
1. Introduction. Antimony (Sb) is an environmental contaminant widely distributed in the lithosphere, mainly in association with arsenic (As) in the presence of sulfides or oxides (Mitsunobu et al., 2006).Although natural processes release Sb into the environment, anthropogenic activities such as mining and industrial emissions are …
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Mobility and chemical fate of antimony and arsenic in historic mining …
The impact from the upstream mining-affected drainages on Moose Creek water quality is minimized mainly through dilution because Moose Creek contains several times the discharge of the three tributaries. Antimony was detected in Stampede Creek waters (Fig. 11 c) at concentrations ~ 2 times lower
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Impacts of Arsenic and Antimony Co-Contamination on
Arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) contaminations are primary concerns of human health worldwide. As, which is a group I carcinogen [], is released into the environment by natural processes from sediment into groundwater or released through anthropogenic activities, such as mining [2, 3].Sb, another compound belong to Group …
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Toxic effects of antimony in plants: Reasons and …
Therefore, future research must be aimed at devising appropriate measures to mitigate the hazardous impacts of Sb toxicity on plants, humans, and the environment and to prevent the entry of Sb into our ecosystem. ... Bioaccumulation of antimony and arsenic in vegetables and health risk assessment in the superlarge antimony-mining …
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Environmental Health Effect of Antimony:a Review of Recent …
It is suggested that more researches should be conducted on antimony carcinogenicity and genotoxicity, and the toxic effects of antimony should be explored from micro and macroscopic scales in order to provide the scientific basis for risk assessment of Antimony. The antimony mining and widely use of antimony products have resulted in serious …
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Evaluation of antimony availability in a mining context: Impact …
This work aims to establish Sb mobility, its transfer to biota and its effect on soil health in a semi-arid climate. The results show the presence of stibnite (Sb 2 S 3) as the main primary Sb compound, bindhemite (Pb 2 Sb 2 O 6 (O,OH)), and minor proportions of stibiconite (Sb 3+ (Sb 5+) 2 O 6 (OH)) as oxidised Sb species. This research also …
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Vegetation type impacts microbial interaction with antimony
Antimony (Sb) is a serious toxic and non-essential metalloid for animals, humans, and plants. The rapid increase in anthropogenic inputs from mining and industrial activities, vehicle emissions, and shoot activity increased the Sb concentration in the environment, which has become a serious concern across the globe.
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Availability, Toxicology and Medical Significance of …
Aside from its few medical applications, it also has industrial applications, acting as a flame retardant and a catalyst. Geologically, native antimony is rare, and it is …
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Vegetation type impacts microbial interaction with antimony
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENVPOL.2019.06.070 Corpus ID: 197136216; Vegetation type impacts microbial interaction with antimony contaminants in a mining-contaminated soil environment. @article{Sun2019VegetationTI, title={Vegetation type impacts microbial interaction with antimony contaminants in a mining-contaminated soil environment.}, …
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Insights into the biogeochemical transformation, environmental impacts
Antimony (Sb), a non-essential trace element, does not possess vital significance for the physiological well-being and sustenance of humans, animals, and plants alike. ... Biochar's particular surface area significantly impacts soil analysis in mining sites. Biochar's elevated specific surface area contact with soil solution attribute ...
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Characteristics, Accumulation, and Potential Health Risks of Antimony …
Antimony (Sb), a priority pollutant listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), can cause adverse effects on human health, with particular impacts on skin, eyes, gastrointestinal tract, and respiratory system. In this study, a database of Sb concentrations in the global atmosphere was developed through a survey of …
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Influence of Soil Properties and Aging on Antimony Toxicity …
Antimony (Sb) is metalloid with relatively low abundance in environment and its pollution is mainly a consequence of anthropogenic activities including mining and smelting process, textiles and plastics manufacture, and leaching of brake pads and bullets (Filella et al. 2009).Generally, the Sb concentration in topsoil lies below 1 mg kg −1, while …
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Uncovering the features of global antimony resource trade …
1. Introduction. Antimony is one of the critical metal resources and is widely used to make flame retardant, lead-acid battery, polyester catalyst, glass clarifier, as well as in the fields of national defense and other fields (Chu et al., 2019).Especially, in order to respond to climate change, many countries initiated their efforts to promote renewable …
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Treatment of antimony mine drainage: challenges …
10.2166/wst.2016.044. The present article summarizes antimony mine distribution, antimony mine drainage generation and environmental impacts, and critically analyses …
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Heavy metal pollution and ecological risk assessment of
The Qinglong antimony mine is one of the three largest antimony ores in the world, enriched with antimony ore resources, and its associated mineral resources include As, Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd. Mining and tailing sand accumulation have become the main sources of heavy metal pollution (Xiao et al. 2017; Kwon et al. 2017). A large …
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Impacts of antimony and arsenic co-contamination on the …
Microbial community composition and cooccurrence patterns driven by co-contamination of arsenic and antimony in antimony-mining area. 2023, Journal of Hazardous Materials ... Vegetation type impacts microbial interaction with antimony contaminants in a mining-contaminated soil environment. Environmental Pollution, …
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Antimony, arsenic and mercury in the aquatic environment and fish …
The high level of antimony intake was due to the consumption of food, indicating that long-term consumption of vegetables from mining areas might cause a health risk for the people living in the ...
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Bacterial community profile of contaminated soils in a typical antimony …
This study contributes to the understanding of microbial diversity in a local ecosystem and introduces the option of studying bioavailable Sb and As using DGT. The soils around the world's largest antimony mine have been contaminated by high concentrations of Sb and As, which might influence microbial diversity in the surrounding soils. The ecological …
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Energy and environmental impact assessment of a passive
Industrial processes, such as smelting and mining, lead to antimony (Sb) contamination, which poses an environmental and human health risk. In this study, the energy consumption and environmental impacts of a passive biological treatment system were quantitatively evaluated using life cycle assessment (LCA), and the results were …
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Characteristics, Accumulation, and Potential Health …
Antimony (Sb), a priority pollutant listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), can cause adverse effects on human health, with particular impacts …
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Impacts of antimony and arsenic co-contamination on the …
Impacts of environmental parameters on the overall microbial community. It has been reported that bacteria respond differently towards Sb and As contamination in our previous study (Sun et al., 2017). Additionally, microbes inhabiting mining areas adopt certain survival strategies to utilize these chemical elements (Sun et al., 2018).
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