Application of soil magnetometry and geochemical methods to investigate soil contamination with antimony.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was an assessment of the pollution level and identification of the antimony sources in soils in areas subjected to industrial anthropopressure from: transport, metallurgy and electrical waste recycling. The combination of soil magnetometry, chemical analyzes using atomic spectrometry (ICP-OES and ICP-MS), Sb fractionation analysis, statistical analysis (Pearson's correlation matrix, factor analysis) as well as Geoaccumulation Index, Pollution Load Index, and Sb/As factor allowed not only the assessment of soil contamination degree, but also comprehensive identification of different Sb sources. The results indicate that the soil in the vicinity of the studied objects was characterized by high values of magnetic susceptibility and thus, high contents of potentially toxic

SUBMITTER: Jablonska-Czapla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227468 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature