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Wang Y, Nie B, Zheng S, Wu H, Chen N, Wang D. Emerging activated tungsten dust: Source, environmental behaviors, and health effects. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 188:108774. [PMID: 38810497 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Fusion energy investigation has stepped to a new stage adopting deuterium and tritium as fuels from the previous stage concentrating hydrogen plasma physics. Special radiation safety issues would be introduced during this stage. In addition to industrial and military uses, tungsten is also regarded as the most promising plasma facing material for fusion reactors. During the operation of fusion reactors, tungsten-based plasma facing materials can be activated via neutron nuclear reaction. Meanwhile, activated tungsten dust can be produced when high-energy plasma interacts with the tungsten-based plasma facing materials, namely plasma wall interaction. Activated tungsten dust would be an emerging environmental pollutant with radiation toxicity containing various radionuclides in addition to the chemical toxicity of tungsten itself. Nonetheless, the historical underestimation of its environmental availability has led to limited research on tungsten compared to other environmental contaminants. This paper presents the first systematic review on the safety issue of emerging activated tungsten dust, encompassing source terms, environmental behaviors, and health effects. The key contents are as follows: 1) to detail the source terms of activated tungsten dust from aspects of tungsten basic properties, generation mechanism, physical morphology and chemical component, radioactivity, as well as potential release pathways, 2) to illustrate the environmental behaviors from aspects of atmospheric dispersion and deposition, transformation and migration in soil, as well as plant absorption and distribution, 3) to identify the toxicity and health effects from aspects of toxicity to plants, distribution in human body, as well as health effects by radiation and chemical toxicity, 4) based on the research progress, research and development issues needed are also pointed out to better knowledge of safety issue of activated tungsten dust, which would be beneficial to the area of fusion energy and ecological impact caused by the routine tungsten related industrial and military applications.
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- Yuxuan Wang
- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Plant–Microbe Interactions under the Action of Heavy Metals and under the Conditions of Flooding. DIVERSITY 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/d15020175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Heavy metals and flooding are among the primary environmental factors affecting plants and microorganisms. This review separately considers the impact of heavy metal contamination of soils on microorganisms and plants, on plant and microbial biodiversity, and on plant–microorganism interactions. The use of beneficial microorganisms is considered one of the most promising methods of increasing stress tolerance since plant-associated microbes reduce metal accumulation, so the review focuses on plant–microorganism interactions and their practical application in phytoremediation. The impact of flooding as an adverse environmental factor is outlined. It has been shown that plants and bacteria under flooding conditions primarily suffer from a lack of oxygen and activation of anaerobic microflora. The combined effects of heavy metals and flooding on microorganisms and plants are also discussed. In conclusion, we summarize the combined effects of heavy metals and flooding on microorganisms and plants.
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Pei L. Dislodging Dichromate in Mine Slops Applying Flat Supplying Membrane Equipment Containing Carrier N235/7301. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:880. [PMID: 36135899 PMCID: PMC9502788 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12090880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A novel flat supplying membrane equipment (FSME) with a sodium hydroxide solution and a mixture of N235/7301 and petroleum has been studied for dislodging dichromate (which can be expressed as Cr (VI) or Cr2O72-) from simulated mine slops. The FSME contained three parts: as a feeding cell, a reacting cell, and a supplying cell. The flat Kynoar membrane was inlaid in the middle of the reacting cell, using the mixed solutions of petroleum and sodium hydroxide, with Tri (octyl decyl) alkyl tertiary amine (N235/7301) as the carrier in the supplying cell and the mine slops with Cr (VI) as the feeding section. The impact parameters of pH and the other ion density in the feeding solutions, the voluminal ratio of petroleum to sodium hydroxide solution and N235/7301 concentration in the supplying solutions were investigated for the obtaining of the optimal technique parameters. It was found that the dislodging rate of Cr (VI) could reach 93.3% in 215 min when the concentration of carrier (N235/7301) was 0.20 mol/L, the voluminal ratio of petroleum and sodium hydroxide in the supplying cell was 1:1, the pH of the feeding section was 4.00, and the Cr (VI) cinit was 3.00 × 10-4 mol/L. The practicability and steadiness of FSME were gained through the exploration of Cr (VI) adsorption on the membrane surface.
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- Liang Pei
- National Engineering Technology Research Center for Desert-Oasis Ecological Construction, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China;
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Pei L, Duo J, Chu L. Removal of Polytungstate from Mine Wastewater Using a Flat Renewal Membrane Reactor with N1633 as a Carrier. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11092. [PMID: 36078807 PMCID: PMC9518359 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191711092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A novel flat renewal membrane reactor (FRMR) with mixed amine extractant N1633 dissolved in kerosene and NaOH solvent was studied for the removal of polytungstate [expressed as W7O246- or W (VI)] from simulated mine wastewater. FRMR contains three parts: the feeding cell, reacting cell and renewal cell. A flat membrane of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was used in the reacting cell, which used mixed solutions of kerosene and NaOH. The amine extractant (N1633) was used as the carrier, and simulated mine wastewater containing polytungstate was used as the feeding solution. The influencing factors of the pH and the other ion strengths in the feeding solutions, the volume ratio of kerosene to NaOH solution, and the N1633 concentration in the renewal solutions were investigated in order to obtain the optimum technique parameters. It was found that the removal percentage of polytungstate could reach 92.5% in 205 min, when the concentration of the carrier (N1633) was 0.18 mol/L, the volume ratio of kerosene and NaOH in the renewal cell was 3:2, the pH in the feeding cell was 4.00, and the initial concentration of polytungstate was 3.50 × 10-4 mol/L. The stability and feasibility of FRMR were tested by the investigation of polytungstate retention and the reuse of the membrane.
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- Liang Pei
- National Engineering Technology Research Center for Desert-Oasis Ecological Construction, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China or
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- National Engineering Technology Research Center for Desert-Oasis Ecological Construction, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China or
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
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Zhang L, He F, Guan Y. Immobilization of hexavalent chromium in contaminated soil by nano-sized layered double hydroxide intercalated with diethyldithiocarbamate: Fraction distribution, plant growth, and microbial evolution. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 430:128382. [PMID: 35739652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Soil contamination by hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) poses great risks to human health and ecosystem safety. We introduced a new cheap and efficient layered double hydroxide intercalated with diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC-LDH) for in-situ remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soil. The content of Cr(VI) in contaminated soil (134.26 mg kg-1) was rapidly reduced to 1.39 mg kg-1 within 10 days by 0.5% of DDTC-LDH. This result attains to or even exceeds the effectiveness of most of reported soil amendments for Cr(VI) removal in soils. The production cost of DDTC-LDH ($4.02 kg-1) was relatively low than some common materials, such as nano zero-valent iron ($22.80-140.84 kg-1). The growth of water spinach became better with the increase of DDTC-LDH dose from 0% to 0.5%, suggesting the recovery of soil function. DDTC-LDH significantly altered the structure and function of soil microbial communities. The species that have Cr(VI)-resistant or Cr(VI)-reductive ability were enriched in DDTC-LDH remediated soils. Network analysis revealed a significant functional niche differentiation of soil microbial communities. In addition to the enhancement of Cr(VI) reduction, the stimulation of plant growth promoting traits, including siderophore biosynthesis, oxidation resistance to reactive oxygen species, and phosphorus availability by DDTC-LDH was another essential mechanism for the immediate remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soil.
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- Lixun Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Urban Water Cycle and Water Environment Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Urban Water Cycle and Water Environment Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Urban Water Cycle and Water Environment Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China.
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Huang Q, Hu X, Yuan X, Xiao T, Zhang M, Zhang D, Ren S, Luo W. Immobilization of W(VI) and/or Cr(VI) in soil treated with montmorillonite modified by a gemini surfactant and tetrachloroferrate (FeCl 4-). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 425:127768. [PMID: 34810006 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The coexistence of highly toxic chromium (Cr) and the emerging contaminant tungsten (W) in the soil adjacent to W mining areas is identified. Immobilization of W and/or Cr is vital for the safe utilization of contaminated soil. In this study, the cationic gemini surfactant (butane-1,4-bis(dodecyl dimethyl ammonium bromide)) and tetrachloroferrate (FeCl4-)-modified montmorillonite (FeOMt) was applied to investigate the retention performance of W and/or Cr in the soil. Regardless of the initially spiked amount of WO42- and/or CrO42-, the W and/or Cr leached in soil solution was rapidly immobilized within 5 min. The immobilization rates of W and/or Cr in the single and binary soil systems were stably maintained against the variations in pH and coexisting anion. FeOMt showed more favorable performance in the retention of W and/or Cr with respect to the precursors (i.e., the original Mt and surfactant-modified Mt) and efficiently inhibited the phytotoxicity and bioaccumulation of W and/or Cr in mung beans. Due to the ion exchange, complexation, reduction, and flocculation, the addition of FeOMt transformed W and/or Cr from exchangeable/carbonate species to reducible/oxidizable fractions, reducing the environmental risk. FeCl4- complex, as a byproduct of the steel pickling process in industry, plays the pivotal role in the efficient retention of W and Cr. Based on the facile synthesis procedure and the efficient performance, the use of FeOMt for the amendment of W- and/or Cr-contaminated soil is feasible and promising.
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- Qidong Huang
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining & Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining & Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining & Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining & Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Jiangxi Academy of Environmental Sciences, Nanchang 330039, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining & Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Ganzhou Technology Innovation Center for Mine Ecology Remediation, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining & Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining & Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Jiangxi Academy of Environmental Sciences, Nanchang 330039, PR China.
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Bian F, Zhong Z, Li C, Zhang X, Gu L, Huang Z, Gai X, Huang Z. Intercropping improves heavy metal phytoremediation efficiency through changing properties of rhizosphere soil in bamboo plantation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:125898. [PMID: 34492836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Moso bamboo is considered a potential species for heavy metal (HM) phytoremediation; however, the effect of intercropping on rhizosphere and phytoextraction remains to be elucidated. We comparatively investigated rhizobacteria, soil properties, and phytoextraction efficiency of monoculture and intercropping of Moso bamboo and Sedum plumbizincicola in Cu/Zn/Cd-contaminated soil. Compared with monocultures, intercropping increased the bacterial α-diversity indices (Shannon, Chao1) and the number of biomarkers. Intercropping reduced the contents of soil organic matter (SOM), available nutrients, and Cd and Cu in rhizosphere soils, and reduced the Cd and Zn contents in tissues of sedum. By contrast, Cd and Zn contents in tissues of bamboo increased, and the increase of organic acid in root exudates from intercropping could facilitate the HM absorption. The total amount of Cu, Zn, and Cd removed from the soil in intercropping system was 1.2, 1.9, and 1.8 times than those in monoculture bamboo, respectively. The abundances of Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Verrucomicrobia and Actinobacteria were higher in intercropping, playing an important role in soil nutrient cycles and HM remediation. These bacterial communities were closely correlated (P < 0.01) with SOM, available nitrogen, available phosphorus, and HMs. The results suggested this intercropping pattern can increase HM removal efficiency from polluted soils.
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- Fangyuan Bian
- China National Bamboo Research Center, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Bamboo Resources and Utilization, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; National Long-term Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem in Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- China National Bamboo Research Center, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Bamboo Resources and Utilization, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; National Long-term Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem in Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310012, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory for Quality Improvement of Agriculture Products of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Lin'an 311300, PR China
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- China National Bamboo Research Center, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Bamboo Resources and Utilization, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; National Long-term Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem in Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- Hangzhou Linan Taihuyuan Ornamental Bamboo Planting Garden Co., LTD, Lin'an 311306, PR China
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- China National Bamboo Research Center, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Bamboo Resources and Utilization, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; National Long-term Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem in Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- China National Bamboo Research Center, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Bamboo Resources and Utilization, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; National Long-term Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem in Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- China National Bamboo Research Center, Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Bamboo Resources and Utilization, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; National Long-term Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem in Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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The increasing use of tungsten in the production of green energy in the aerospace and military industries, and in many other hi-tech applications, may increase the content of this element in soil. This overview examines some aspects of the behavior of tungsten in soil, such as the importance of characteristics of soils in relation to bioavailability processes, the chemical approaches to evaluate tungsten mobility in the soil environment and the importance of adsorption and desorption processes. Tungsten behavior depends on soil properties of which the most important is soil pH, which determines the solubility and polymerization of tungstate ions and the characteristics of the adsorbing soil surfaces. During the adsorption and desorption of tungsten, iron, and aluminum oxides, and hydroxides play a key role as they are the most important adsorbing surfaces for tungsten. The behavior of tungsten compounds in the soil determines the transfer of this element in plants and therefore in the food chain. Despite the growing importance of tungsten in everyday life, environmental regulations concerning soil do not take this element into consideration. The purpose of this review is also to provide some basic information that could be useful when considering tungsten in environmental legislation.
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