Sequential extraction of labile and recalcitrant fractions of soil organic matter: A case study focusing on antimony (Sb) in humic acids, fulvic acids and humin fractions of long-term aged contaminated soils.

Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a key role in environmental chemistry of macro and micro nutrients as well as heavy metal (loids). In this research, a modified sequential extraction scheme was used to isolate labile and recalcitrant SOM from organic rich soils after 18 months of ageing with antimony. Humic substances were extracted with a mixture of 0.

Removal of antimonate (Sb(V)) from aqueous solutions and its immobilization in soils with a novel Fe(III)-modified montmorillonite sorbent.

Over the past decades, contamination of terrestrial environments with antimony (Sb) has aroused a great deal of public concern. In this research, the efficacy of Fe(III)-modified montmorillonite (Mt) (Fe-Mt) for the removal of Sb(V) from aqueous solutions with Sb(V) concentration in the range of 0.2-1 mmol L and immobilization of Sb(V) in soils spiked with 250 mg Sb(V) kg was investigated.

The influence of different antimony (Sb) compounds and ageing on bioavailability and fractionation of antimony in two dissimilar soils.

Assessing the bioavailability of various Sb substances plays a crucial role in human health and the ecological risk assessment of contaminated soils. However, fate, behaviour and bioavailability of different Sb compounds in soils are insufficiently known. Therefore, in this present study, the effects of soil properties and ageing on bioavailability of four different Sb compounds (CHKOSb, SbS, SbO and SbO nanoparticles) were evaluated during 120 days ageing time.

In situ stabilization of As and Sb with naturally occurring Mn, Al and Fe oxides in a calcareous soil: bioaccessibility, bioavailability and speciation studies.

This study investigated the effectiveness of 6 different types of naturally occurring manganese, aluminum and iron oxides for stabilization of As and Sb in a calcareous soil spiked with 50mgkg(-1) of As or Sb and two dosages of treatments (2% and 5%). The resulting contaminated soils were subjected to a series of chemical extraction studies including sequential extraction, single step extraction with DTPA and Simplified Bioaccessibility Extraction Test (SBET) for estimation of bioaccessible fraction of As and Sb in soil and a greenhouse experiment using barley as the test crop. The results showed that Fe-associated and carbonate-bound fraction of As and Sb were predominant fractions.