Quantification of smelter-derived contributions to thallium contamination in river sediments: Novel insights from thallium isotope evidence.
River sediment
Source tracer
Tertiary mixing model
Tl contamination
Tl isotope
Journal
Journal of hazardous materials
ISSN: 1873-3336
Titre abrégé: J Hazard Mater
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9422688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 02 2022
15 02 2022
Historique:
received:
31
08
2021
revised:
19
10
2021
accepted:
21
10
2021
pubmed:
13
11
2021
medline:
27
1
2022
entrez:
12
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Thallium(Tl), an extremely toxic metal, is posing great hazards to water safety through anthropogenic activities (e.g., Pb-Zn smelter) and natural weathering in riverine systems. However, the relative contribution from each source remains obscure. This study investigated enrichment pattern of Tl and its isotopic compositions in sediment profiles from a recipient river, which was continuously collecting various Tl-bearing wastes discharged from a large Pb-Zn smelter in South China. Results show that high Tl content and ultra-fine particles (~ μm) of Tl-bearing mineral assemblages, probably derived from Pb-Zn smelting wastes, were ubiquitously observed in both of the depth profiles. In addition, the sediments generally yielded intermediate ε
Identifiants
pubmed: 34763928
pii: S0304-3894(21)02562-0
doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127594
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Isotopes
0
Thallium
AD84R52XLF
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
127594Informations de copyright
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