Mobility of metals in nickel mine spoil materials |
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Authors: | Sophie Raous,Thierry Becquer,Jé ré mie Garnier,É der de Souza Martins,Guillaume Echevarria,Thibault Sterckeman |
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Affiliation: | 1. UMR 1120 LSE, ENSAIA-INPL-INRA, Nancy-Université, F – 54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy CEDEX, France;2. UMR 210 Eco&Sols, IRD – INRA – SupAgro, 2 place Viala, Bâtiment 12, 34060 Montpellier Cedex, France;3. UMR 8148 IDES, Université Paris Sud XI – CNRS, Bat. 504, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France;4. Embrapa Cerrados, BR 020, Km 18, Caixa Postal 08223, CEP 73310-970, Planaltina, DF, Brazil |
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Abstract: | An understanding of the biogeochemical behaviour of metals in mine spoil materials is a prerequisite to rehabilitate Ni mining sites. The objective of this study was to characterize the fate of metals in different Ni ore spoil materials as influenced by hydrological conditions and fertilisation practices. In tropical ultramafic complexes, the different stages of lateritic weathering lead to two types of ores, and therefore, to two spoil types. They are mainly either a clay-rich saprolite, so-called “garnierite”, enriched in phyllosilicates, or a limonitic material, enriched in Fe oxides. Lysimeter columns were designed to monitor leaching waters through both spoil materials. The garnieritic spoil released higher concentrations of Mg (mean = 2.25 mg L−1), Ni (0.39 mg L−1) and Cr (1.19 mg L−1) than the limonitic spoil (Mg = 0.5 mg L−1; Ni = 0.03 mg L−1 and Cr = 0.25 mg L−1). Chromium was mainly in an anionic form in leaching solutions. As exchangeable pools of Cr(VI) in limonite (980 mg kg−1 of KH2PO4-extractable Cr) are considerable its release in water may still occur in the case of a pH increase. In mixed spoil, metal concentrations were almost as low as in the limonitic one. The effect of mineral-N fertilisation was a strong release of cations (Ni, Mg) into the leachate. Phosphate amendment did not affect the soil solution composition under experimental conditions. |
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