Geochemical distribution of selected elements in flotation tailings and soils/sediments from the dam spill at the abandoned antimony mine Stolice, Serbia
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2020
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Ranđelović, DraganaMutić, Jelena

Marjanović, Prvoslav
Đorđević, Tamara
Kašanin-Grubin, Milica

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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.
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Flotation tailings spill / Metal(oid)s / Risk assessment / SoilSource:
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020, 27, 6, 6253-6268Publisher:
- Springer
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- Application of advanced oxidation processes and nanostructured oxide materials for the removal of pollutants from the environment, development and optimisation of instrumental techniques for efficiency monitoring (RS-172030)
- Magmatism and geodynamics of the Balkan Peninsula from Mesozoic to present day: significance for the formation of metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits (RS-176016)
- Geochemical investigations of sedimentary rocks - fossil fuels and environmental pollutants (RS-176006)
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- Supplementary material: http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3967
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07348-4
ISSN: 0944-1344
WoS: 000503669600003
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85077063885
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Hemijski fakultet / Faculty of ChemistryTY - JOUR AU - Ranđelović, Dragana AU - Mutić, Jelena AU - Marjanović, Prvoslav AU - Đorđević, Tamara AU - Kašanin-Grubin, Milica PY - 2020 UR - https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3966 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 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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Ranđelović, D., Mutić, J., Marjanović, P., Đorđević, T.,& Kašanin-Grubin, M.. (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., 27(6), 6253-6268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07348-4
Ranđelović D, Mutić J, Marjanović P, Đorđević T, Kašanin-Grubin M. 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 .
Ranđelović, Dragana, Mutić, Jelena, Marjanović, Prvoslav, Đorđević, Tamara, Kašanin-Grubin, Milica, "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 . .