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ArticleJournal of hazardous materials2024

Arsenic, cadmium, lead, antimony bioaccessibility and relative bioavailability in legacy gold mining waste.

Farzana Kastury, Julie Besedin, Aaron R Betts, Richmond Asamoah, Carina Herde, Pacian Netherway, Jennifer Tully, Kirk G Scheckel, Albert L Juhasz

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Article in Journal of hazardous materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Farzana KasturyFuture Industries Institute, STEM, University of South Australia, SA, Australia. Electronic address: farzana.kastury@unisa.edu.au.
Julie BesedinFuture Industries Institute, STEM, University of South Australia, SA, Australia; School of Science, STEM, RMIT University, Victoria, Australia.
Aaron R BettsUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Land Remediation and Technology Division, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Richmond AsamoahFuture Industries Institute, STEM, University of South Australia, SA, Australia.
Carina HerdeSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide 5086, Australia.
Pacian NetherwayEPA Science, Environment Protection Authority Victoria, Centre for Applied Sciences, Ernest Jones Drive, Macleod, Melbourne, Victoria 3085, Australia.
Jennifer TullyUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Water Infrastructure Division, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Kirk G ScheckelUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Land Remediation and Technology Division, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Albert L JuhaszFuture Industries Institute, STEM, University of South Australia, SA, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioaccessibility and relative bioavailability of As, Cd, Pb and Sb was investigated in 30 legacy gold mining wastes (calcine sands, grey battery sands, tailings) from Victorian goldfields (Australia). Pseudo-total As concentration in 29 samples was 1.45-148-fold higher than the residential soil guidance value (100 mg/kg) while Cd and Pb concentrations in calcine sands were up to 2.4-fold and 30.1-fold higher than the corresponding guidance value (Cd: 20 mg/kg and Pb: 300 mg/kg). Five calcine sands exhibited elevated Sb (31.9-5983 mg/kg), although an Australian soil guidance value is currently unavailable. Arsenic bioaccessibility (n = 30) and relative bioavailability (RBA; n = 8) ranged from 6.10-77.6% and 10.3-52.9% respectively. Samples containing > 50% arsenopyrite/scorodite showed low As bioaccessibility (<20.0%) and RBA (<15.0%). Co-contaminant RBA was assessed in 4 calcine sands; Pb RBA ranged from 73.7-119% with high Pb RBA associated with organic and mineral sorbed Pb and, lower Pb RBA observed in samples containing plumbojarosite. In contrast, Cd RBA ranged from 55.0-67.0%, while Sb RBA was < 5%. This study highlights the importance of using multiple lines of evidence during exposure assessment and provides valuable baseline data for co-contaminants associated with legacy gold mining activities.

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ArsenicSoil PollutantsAntimonyAustraliaBiological AvailabilityCadmiumGoldLeadMiningSandSoilAntimonyArsenicCadmiumGoldLeadSandSoilSoil PollutantsBioaccessibilityBioavailabilityGold miningRelative bioavailabilitySpeciation

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PMID38493633
PMCPMC11097331

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