Arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) from mining-affected waters are efficiently removed in two treatment peatlands (TPs) Northern Finland. However, the exact mechanisms behind this removal not well resolved. Thus, present study combines results microcosm experiments pilot-scale TPs on effects of microbes, temperature, carbon substrate to elucidate role peat microorganisms As Sb removal. The main spe...

This investigation deals with the effects of cupric, manganous, ferric, and antimonate ions; extracts of calves' lungs, calves' hearts, and chicken livers; and of diphenylamine and other organic compounds; on the growth of H37, a human strain of tubercle bacilli. It was carried out at the suggestion of Dr. Kharasch, who, with his co-workers (Kharasch, Conway and Bloom, 1936), had studied the ef...

We investigated the extent of Sb uptake by maize (Zea mays) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus) from nutrient solutions containing concentrations from 3 to 24 mg/L of potassium antimonate, with the aim of determining the potential of Sb to enter the food chain. The maximum shoot Sb concentrations in Z. mays and H. annuus were 41 mg/kg and 77 mg/kg dry weight, respectively. There was no significan...

Antimony (Sb) is a toxic metalloid that occurs widely at trace concentrations in soil, aquatic systems, and the atmosphere. Nowadays, with the development of its new industrial applications and the corresponding expansion of antimony mining activities, the phenomenon of antimony pollution has become an increasingly serious concern. In recent years, research interest in Sb has been growing and r...