期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 182, 期 1-3, 页码 232-245出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.020
关键词
Heavy elements; Phosphate fertilizer; Geochemical partitioning; Human health; Tunisia
资金
- GRICES (Portugal)
- INRST (Tunisia)
- Research Center GeoBioTec - GeoBiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering (FCT)
Tunisia is one of the largest phosphate producers in the world (more than 10 million tons per year since the early nineties). The Kalaat Khasba mine (NW of Tunisia) has operated from 1893 until 1993 and data demonstrate that, in the phosphorites of Kalaat Khasba, Cd is enriched 105-208 times, when compared with shales, and U is enriched by a factor varying between 18 and 44. The general trend shows an increase in heavy elements content with decreasing particle size. On the other hand, concentrations of Sr, Cr and U exhibit the same distribution for the different size fractions. It was found that Cd concentrations exceed the allowed EC soil limits for growing crops. Hence, owing to the tailings exposure and to the mobilisation of the finest particles by rainfall and wind. Cd could have detrimental effects on human health and on the environment because a significant portion of Cd was found in the exchangeable form. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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