Abundance, distribution, and ecological/environmental risks of critical rare earth elements (REE) in phosphate ore, soil, tailings, and sediments: application of spectroscopic fingerprinting
Faten Khelifi,
Sadia Batool,
Rabah Kechiched
et al.
Abstract:Purposes
This research focuses on the characterization of phosphate ore, its solid effluents, and nearby contaminated soils in the southwest Tunisia (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin). It aims also at evaluating the vertical distribution and abundance of critical rare earth elements (REE) in the different materials and their ecological and environmental risks.
Materials and methods
The sampled materials went through physical, chemical, and mineralogical characterizati… Show more
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