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Effects of natural and calcined oyster shells on antimony solubility in shooting range soil

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Waste oyster shells (OS) and calcined oyster shells (COS) were used to treat metal-contaminated shooting range soil, where antimony (Sb) leachability was assessed. Changes in soil pH induced by the amendments strongly influenced Sb leachability. Sb was immobilized by COS most likely due to calcium antimonate precipitation. This is the first time to our knowledge to report that COS can effectively immobilize Sb in the soil.

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  1. Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701, Republic of Korea

    Mahtab Ahmad & Yong Sik Ok

  2. University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Mahtab Ahmad

  3. Department of Environmental Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea

    Deok Hyun Moon

  4. School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, P.O. Box 36, Lebanon

    Mahmoud Wazne

  5. Environmental Research Institute, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701, Republic of Korea

    Hee Joung Kim

  6. Division of Plant Environmental Research, Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Service, Chinju, 660-360, Republic of Korea

    Young Han Lee

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M. Ahmad and D. H. Moon contributed equally.

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Ahmad, M., Moon, D.H., Wazne, M. et al. Effects of natural and calcined oyster shells on antimony solubility in shooting range soil. J Korean Soc Appl Biol Chem 56, 461–464 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13765-012-3188-9

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