Geochemical characteristics of ores and surface waters for environmental risk assessment in the Pinpet iron deposit,southern Shan State,Myanmar     

Kyaw Zay Ya  Tsubasa Otake  Aoi Koide  Kenzo Sanematsu  Tsutomu Sato 《Resource Geology》2020,70(3):296-308

Mining operations in the Pinpet Fe deposit, which is the second‐largest Fe deposit in Myanmar, are currently suspended, in part because of possible contamination of heavy metals and hazardous elements (e.g., Fe, As, Cu, Zn, and U) into the surrounding aquatic environment and associated public concern. However, a scientific investigation of the source and degree of contamination in streams near the deposit has not yet been conducted. Therefore, we quantified heavy‐metal and hazardous‐element concentrations of stream waters and sediments in stream beds, and measured the speciation and concentration of these metals in deposit Fe ores using the sequential extraction method, to better understand the influence of mining activities on the surrounding environment. Geochemical results for Nan‐tank‐pauk stream and its tributaries indicate that the chemical compositions of their waters are controlled by carbonate bedrock and that no detectable contamination has occurred as a result of mining activity or hematite and limonite ore beneficiation processes in either the wet or dry seasons. All measured heavy‐metal and hazardous‐element concentrations were below the World Health Organization standards for drinking water and the proposed national drinking water quality standards in Myanmar. Bulk chemical compositions of stream‐bed and tailings dam sediments show that As, Zn, and Cu concentrations are similar to those in uncontaminated sediments. Results of bulk mineralogical and chemical analyses of ore samples reveal that some limonite ore samples contain substantial amounts of As (up to 2 wt%). However, sequential extraction results indicate that most (>90%) of the As in these As‐rich ores is hosted in insoluble fractions (e.g., crystalline Fe hydroxides and clays). Therefore, arsenic is unlikely to be released into the aquatic environment by interacting with water during ore beneficiation processes should the mine resume operations.  相似文献   

上覆水pH值和总磷浓度对含铁盐的高砷沉积物中砷迁移转化的影响   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：2  

李世玉  刘彬  杨常亮  刘楷  宋阳煜  王艳丹  陈桂明  宋娟 《湖泊科学》2015,27(6):1101-1106

含铁盐的高砷沉积物中,上覆水p H值和总磷浓度的变化对砷迁移的影响尚不明确.以含铁盐的高砷沉积物为研究对象,通过实验观测其暴露在不同p H值的上覆水及经过不同初始p H值、不同初始总磷浓度的溶液淋洗后,沉积物中砷的迁移规律.结果表明:当沉积物暴露在p H=10和11的上覆水时,分别在第11 d和第6 d后,沉积物中的砷溶出速度突然增大,说明当沉积物处于强碱性上覆水环境中,碱性越强,砷的溶出速度越快、溶出量越大.从室内实验条件的角度来看,上覆水的碱化有可能会增加沉积物中砷溶出的风险.而上覆水p H值在4~8之间时,上覆水的酸碱度对沉积物砷的迁移影响较小.此外,当上覆水总磷浓度不高于0.5 mg/L时,磷的竞争吸附对砷的迁移影响较小.  相似文献   

土壤及地下水砷污染现状调查与评价——以新疆奎屯123团为例   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

罗艳丽  蒋平安  余艳华  郑春霞  武红旗  张贵彬 《干旱区地理》2006,29(5):705-709

通过对新疆奎屯123团土壤及地下水中砷含量状况调查分析,研究了土壤及地下水中砷污染状况、砷的主要来源,提出了砷污染的治理措施。研究表明:奎屯123团地下水砷污染严重,自流井水砷浓度范围在0.07~0.83 mg/L。土壤中砷的含量范围在8.36~39.63 mg/kg,平均值为16.67mg/kg,高于全国的平均水平。土壤中砷的来源主要受自然因素的影响,同时也受到高砷地下水灌溉以及含砷农药、化肥等诸多人为因素的影响。  相似文献