Arsenic, antimony and bismuth in human hair from potentially exposed individuals in the vicinity of antimony mines in Southwest China

Liu, Bijun; Wu, Fengchang; Li, Xingliang; Fu, Zhiyong; Deng, Qiujing; Mo, Changli; Zhu, Jing; Zhu, Yuanrong; Liao, Hao

doi:10.1016/j.microc.2010.07.008

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“…The concentrations of Sb and As in the soils were within the ranges of soil Sb reported in previous studies He, 2007;Liu et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2011;Wei et al, 2011), thus demonstrating significant enrichment in Sb. As an element that accompanies Sb, the concentration of As is elevated in the XKS mining area due to human activities.…”

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“…Antimony mining in this area began in 1897, and the present annual production of Sb is 55,000 tons of ore and 40,000 tons of Sb products (Wang et al, 2011). The long-term, large-scale Sb mining and smelting activities have resulted in Sb, As and other heavy metal contamination of the local environment (Fu and Wei, 2013;He, 2007;Liu et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2011;Wei et al, 2011). The concentrations of Sb in the soils have been measured at 100.6-5045 mg/kg; soil near the Sb mine also contains high concentrations of As (Fu and Wei, 2013;Wei et al, 2011).…”

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Speciation of antimony and arsenic in the soils and plants in an old antimony mine

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Chu

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Environmental and Experimental Botany

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a b s t r a c tThe speciation changes of antimony (Sb) in soil-plant system are largely unknown as compared with those of arsenic (As). In this study, indigenous plants and associated soils were sampled at the Xikuangshan Sb mine (XKS), China. The Sb in the soils (441-1472 mg/kg) were far greater than As (32-354 mg/kg), and the Sb and As availabilities in the soils, were 5.5% and 3.9% in average, respectively. HPLC-ICP-MS revealed the presence of four species of Sb in the soils and plants, including Sb III , Sb V , TMSb and UnkSb (unknown). The use of XANES revealed that the UnkSb consisted of inorganic Sb in the form of Sb V . Inorganic Sb were prevalent in the soil and plant samples at the eight sites, whereas TMSb was observed in only a few of the rhizosphere soils, and, in plants at a few of the sites, primarily in the leaves and to a lesser extent in the stems. Arsenic was detected in the soils primarily as inorganic forms, while, DMA was detected in high proportions in all of the plant tissues at all of the sites. The methylation of Sb was far less than that of As in the indigenous plants at XKS. The results suggest that As and Sb differ in transformation characteristics in the soil-plant system in XKS.

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Speciation of antimony and arsenic in the soils and plants in an old antimony mine

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Chu

et al. 2015

Environmental and Experimental Botany

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“…Many studies have been carried out in this area to understand the environmental behavior of Sb (Basnet et al, 2014;Fu et al, 2010;He, 2007;Liu et al, 2011;Liu et al, 2010;Okkenhaug et al, 2012;Qi et al, 2011;Wang et al, 2011;Wei et al, 2011;Wu et al, 2011). However, systematic comparison research focused on behavior between As and Sb in different environmental compartments are limited.…”

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Comparison of arsenic and antimony biogeochemical behavior in water, soil and tailings from Xikuangshan, China

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“…Our previous study had found soils and waters in the vicinity of a Sb mine (Xikuangshan (XKS), Hunan province, China) had been contaminated by As, Sb, and Bi, with elevated As, Sb in waters, algal and fish [28]. In addition, As, Sb, and Bi in the hair of residents around the mining area were much higher than those from nonmining areas, indicating the residents around the mine are under risks of these metalloids [29]. Since As, Sb, and Bi occur simultaneously in XKS, the objectives of this study is to (1) characterize the uptake and accumulation of As, Sb, and Bi by plants and (2) to compare the similarities and differences in the uptake and accumulation of these metalloids by plants.…”

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Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth Uptake and Accumulation by Plants in an Old Antimony Mine, China

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Deng

et al. 2011

Biol Trace Elem Res

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Arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), and bismuth (Bi) are metalloids that share similar chemical properties, the objective of this study was to characterize the uptake and accumulation of these metalloids by plants colonized on heavy contaminated sites in an old Sb mine. Sixty-five plant samples from seven species as well as the associated soil samples were collected at ten sites of Xikuangshan (XKS), Hunan province, China. Concentrations of As, Sb, and Bi in plants and soils were measured. As, Sb, and Bi were found to be evidently elevated due to the long history and intensive mining and smelting activities; the respective ranges for the levels of As, Sb, and Bi at the sites were 40.02-400.2 mg kg(-1) As, 610-54,221 mg kg(-1) Sb, and n.d. to 1,672 mg kg(-1) Bi. No correlation was found between As and Sb at the sites, while Bi was found to be positively correlated with As whereas negative with Sb at the sites. In general, the contents in the plants in XKS were in the order of As > Sb > Bi, and the contents of As was positively correlated with Sb and Bi in plants. The highest contents of As and Sb recorded was 607.8 mg kg(-1) As in Pteris vittata and 90.98 mg kg(-1) Sb in Hippochcaete ramosissima, while the highest Bi content as 2.877 mg kg(-1) Bi was measured in Buddleja davidii. Bioconcentration factors defined as the ratios of metalloids in shoots of plants to those in soils for various plants were lower than 1. The results showed plants colonized at the heavy contaminated sites in XKS had great tolerance to As, Sb, and Bi, and demonstrated similarities in plant uptake and accumulation of these three elements.

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Arsenic, antimony and bismuth in human hair from potentially exposed individuals in the vicinity of antimony mines in Southwest China

Cited by 59 publications

References 31 publications

Speciation of antimony and arsenic in the soils and plants in an old antimony mine

Speciation of antimony and arsenic in the soils and plants in an old antimony mine

Comparison of arsenic and antimony biogeochemical behavior in water, soil and tailings from Xikuangshan, China

Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth Uptake and Accumulation by Plants in an Old Antimony Mine, China

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