Antimony

Rish, Markus A.

doi:10.1002/9783527619634.ch25

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“…Antimony (Sb) is a rare element in the Earth's crust, occurring at 0.2-0.3 mg/kg (Rish 2004). Common minerals are sulfides (in particular stibnite Sb 2 S 3 ) and oxides (valentinite Sb 2 O 3 and cervantite Sb 2 O 4 ).…”

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“…Antimony is toxic to humans at chronic uptake rates exceeding 100 mg/d (Bowen 1979); rats are susceptible to an intake of 11-75 mg/d. Due to its toxicity and potential carcinogenic nature, there are regulations regarding human exposure to Sb in the workplace (Rish 2004). The European Union (EU) limit for Sb in drinking water is 5 lg/L (Filella et al 2002).…”

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Antimony uptake by Zea mays (L.) and Helianthus annuus (L.) from nutrient solution

Tschan¹,

Robinson²,

Schulin³

2008

Environ Geochem Health

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We investigated the extent of Sb uptake by maize (Zea mays) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus) from nutrient solutions containing concentrations from 3 to 24 mg/L of potassium antimonate, with the aim of determining the potential of Sb to enter the food chain. The maximum shoot Sb concentrations in Z. mays and H. annuus were 41 mg/kg and 77 mg/kg dry weight, respectively. There was no significant difference in Sb uptake between species. The average bioaccumulation coefficients (the plant/solution concentration quotients) were 1.02 and 1.93 for Z. mays and H. annuus, respectively. Phosphate addition did not affect plant growth or Sb uptake. Antimony uptake by both Z. mays and H. annuus is unlikely to pose a health risk to animals and humans.

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confidence: 99%