Factors Controlling the Migration of Tailings-Derived Arsenic: A Case Study at the Yara Siilinjärvi Site; [Kontrollierende Faktoren bei der Arsen-Migration aus Tailings: Eine Fallstudie aus dem Yara Siilinjärvi-Gebiet]; [Factores que controlan la migración de arsénico proveniente de colas: un estudio de caso en el sitio Yara Siilinjärvi]

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作者：

Turunen K. ^{[1
]}

Backnäs S. ^{[1
]}

Neitola R. ^{[2
]}

Pasanen A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Geological Survey of Finland, PO Box 1237, Kuopio

[2] Geological Survey of Finland, GTK Mintec, Tutkijankatu 1, Outokumpu

来源：

Mine Water and the Environment | 2016年 / 35卷 / 4期

关键词：

Arsenic fractionation; Arsenic mobility; Risk assessment; Soil chemistry; Water chemistry;

D O I：

10.1007/s10230-016-0393-5

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摘要：

The behaviour of arsenic (As) derived from tailings was investigated at the Yara Siilinjärvi apatite mine and industrial site in eastern Finland. The study assessed factors influencing the migration and fate of As and compared the anthropogenic As load to the natural geogenic background. Environmental risks related to As were assessed by examining the As concentrations in humus, glacial till, aquatic sediments, groundwater, and surface water. The occurrence and fractionation of As and the presence of secondary precipitates and geochemical transformations in the tailings and in the ambient soil and sediment were evaluated by selective extraction. The water-derived emissions were evaluated by field measurements, hydrogeochemical analysis, and modelling. Results indicate elevated environmental risks due to dust and seepage emissions from the tailings since the concentrations and mobility of As and other potentially harmful elements (PHEs) such as Co, Ni, and Zn were elevated relative to the geogenic background. These elements were mainly associated with Fe (oxy)hydroxides in the soil and their mobility was closely linked to Fe biogeochemistry. Additionally, although the concentrations of As and PHEs were high in the tailings pond and seepage water, they decreased in ambient groundwater and surface water, indicating Fe (oxy)hydroxide stability. This was supported by hydrogeochemical modelling, which indicated precipitation of Fe oxides and hydroxides. According to speciation modelling, As was present mainly as toxic trivalent arsenious acid (H3AsO3) in groundwater and as the less toxic pentavalent As acid (H2AsO4 − and HAsO4 2−) in surface water. © 2016, The Author(s).

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