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ArticleToxics2026

Potentially Toxic Elements in Phosphate Processing: A Comparative Assessment of Solid Wastes and Effluents from Beneficiation and Fertilizer Production in Southwest Tunisia.

Elhem Bouchiba, Ariadna Verdaguer, Cristian-Gómez Canela, Eduardo Alberto López-Maldonado, Mohamed Ali Borgi

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Elhem BouchibaLaboratory of Biotechnology and Bio-Monitoring of the Environment and Oasis Ecosystems (LBBEEO), Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Zarroug, Gafsa 2112, Tunisia.ORCID 0009-0002-5346-1452
Ariadna VerdaguerDepartment of Analytical and Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Institut Químic of Sarrià-University of Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4201-8471
Cristian-Gómez CanelaDepartment of Analytical and Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Institut Químic of Sarrià-University of Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9073-6307
Eduardo Alberto López-MaldonadoFaculty of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22424, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1884-4821
Mohamed Ali BorgiLaboratory of Biotechnology and Bio-Monitoring of the Environment and Oasis Ecosystems (LBBEEO), Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Zarroug, Gafsa 2112, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-1314-9544

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Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Tunisia LR21ES26
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the environmental and health impacts of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in solid and liquid wastes from phosphate beneficiation and fertilizer production in the Mdhilla area, Gafsa Basin, Tunisia. Solid wastes, including phosphate tailings (PTs) and phosphogypsum (PG), and associated industrial effluents from phosphate beneficiation (PBE) and fertilizer production (PFE), were characterized using physicochemical analysis, ICP-MS, SEM-EDX, and ion chromatography. Single and integrated pollution indices, along with conservative human health risk assessments, were applied to evaluate cumulative contamination and potential risks. PT exhibited near-neutral pH (7.64) and high PTE enrichment (Zn 350 mg kg

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ecological risk assessmenthuman health risk assessmentindustrial effluentsphosphate-processing wastesphosphogypsumpotentially toxic elements (PTEs)

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PMID42198565
PMCPMC13211432

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