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Contaminant Binding and Bioaccessibility in the Dust From the Ni‐Cu Mining/Smelting District of Selebi‐Phikwe (Botswana)

Authors :
Vojtěch Ettler
Karolína Hladíková
Martin Mihaljevič
Petr Drahota
Adam Culka
Radim Jedlicka
Bohdan Kříbek
Aleš Vaněk
Vít Penížek
Ondra Sracek
Zibisani Bagai
Source :
GeoHealth, Vol 6, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2022.

Abstract

Abstract We studied the dust fractions of the smelting slag, mine tailings, and soil from the former Ni‐Cu mining and processing district in Selebi‐Phikwe (eastern Botswana). Multi‐method chemical and mineralogical investigations were combined with oral bioaccessibility testing of the fine dust fractions (

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24711403
Volume :
6
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
GeoHealth
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4be3d42dadf24e3a91ceb3b9c3166284
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GH000683