Distribution and speciation of Sb and toxic metal(loid)s near an antimony refinery and their effects on indigenous microorganisms

Park, Soo-Chan; Boyanov, Maxim I.; Kemner, Kenneth M.; O’Loughlin, Edward J.; Kwon, Man Jae

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123625

Title: Distribution and speciation of Sb and toxic metal(loid)s near an antimony refinery and their effects on indigenous microorganisms

Journal Article · 07 August 2021 · Journal of Hazardous Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123625 · OSTI ID:1774367

Park, Soo-Chan ^[1]; Boyanov, Maxim I. ^[2]; Kemner, Kenneth M. ^[3]; O’Loughlin, Edward J. ^[3]; Kwon, Man Jae ^[1]

Korea Univ., Seoul (South Korea)
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia (Bulgaria); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Although several studies have investigated the effects of Sb contamination on surrounding environments and indigenous microorganisms, little is known about the effect of co-contamination of Sb and toxic metal(loid)s. In this study, the occurrence of Sb and other toxic metal(loid)s near an operating Sb refinery and near-field landfill site were investigated. Topsoil samples near the refinery had high Sb levels (~3250 mg kg^-1) but relatively low concentrations of other toxic metal(loid)s. However, several soil samples taken at greater depth from the near-field landfill site contained high concentrations of As and Pb, as well as extremely high Sb contents (~21,400 mg kg^-1). X-ray absorption fine structure analysis showed that Sb in the soils from both sites was present as Sb(V) in the form of tripuhyite (FeSbO₄), a stable mineral. Three-dimensional principal coordinate analysis showed that microbial community compositions in samples with high toxic metal(loid)s concentrations were significantly different from other samples and had lower microbial populations (~10⁴ MPN g^-1). Sequential extraction results revealed that Sb is present primarily in the stable residual fraction (~99 %), suggesting low Sb bioavailability. Finally, however, microbial redundancy analysis suggested that the more easily extractable Pb might be the major factor controlling microbial community compositions at the site.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Korea Ministry of Environment; Materials Research Collaborative Access Team (MRCAT); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1774367

Journal Information:: Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Hazardous Materials Vol. 403; ISSN 0304-3894

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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