Impact of Textile Industries on Surface Water Contamination by Sb and Other Potential Toxic Elements: A Case Study in Taihu Lake Basin, China.

ABSTRACT: Contamination of industry-derived antimony (Sb) is currently of great concern. This study was conducted to identify the source of Sb together with other potential toxic elements (PTEs) in a typical industrial area in China and emphasize the contribution of Sb to ecological risk in the local aquatic environment. By investigating the distribution of nine PTEs in surface water in Wujiang County in dry and wet seasons, this study revealed that textile wastewater was the main source of Sb. The distribution of Sb (0.48~21.4 μg/L) showed the least seasonal variation among the nine elements. Factor analysis revealed that the factor that controlled Sb distribution is unique. In general, Sb was more concentrated in the southeastern part of the study area where there was a large number of textile ind

SUBMITTER: Li F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9963225 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature