Bioavailability of arsenic and antimony in soils from an abandoned mining area, Glendinning (SW Scotland)

@article{Gl2007BioavailabilityOA,
  title={Bioavailability of arsenic and antimony in soils from an abandoned mining area, Glendinning (SW Scotland)},
  author={Judit G{\'a}l and Andrew S. Hursthouse and Simon Cuthbert},
  journal={Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A},
  year={2007},
  volume={42},
  pages={1263 - 1274}
}
The mobility and bioavailability of As and Sb in relation to soil-biota transfer were evaluated at a former Sb mining and smelting site (Glendinning, SW Scotland, UK). The study specifically assessed the accumulation of As and Sb in different environmental components (soil, plants and earthworms) across mining area to estimate risk factors for the biota. Total concentrations and fractions of As and Sb in soils were determined. The latter using both a single solute and a non-specific stepwise… Expand
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