Uranium releasing behavior from a uranium waste rock heap in southern China: indication from sink

Feng, Zhigang; Li, Peishan; Ma, Qiang; Zhang, Bin; Huang, Chong

doi:10.1007/s10967-022-08560-2

Uranium releasing behavior from a uranium waste rock heap in southern China: indication from sink

Published: 21 September 2022

Volume 331, pages 4663–4674, (2022)
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The waste rock heap is a kind of potential uranium (U) pollution source in U mining and metallurgy areas. In this study, we discussed the distribution characteristics of U in the soil (sludge) around a waste rock heap of a granite-type U mine in southern China, and the aim was to indicate U releasing behavior from the pollution source from the perspective of the sink. This work proves that U carried by colloidal solution can be transported for a longer distance. Thus, in the follow-up regulation engineering for U waste rock heap to inhibit U from entering the environment, it should be concerned on not only the diffusion of U in the form of debris, but especially the migration of U as colloidal solution.

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This study was supported by the Natural Sciences Funding Project of Hunan Province, China (Grant No. 2020JJ4524).

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Hunan Key Laboratory of Rare Metal Minerals Exploitation and Geological Disposal of Wastes, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
Zhigang Feng, Peishan Li, Qiang Ma & Chong Huang
China Sixth Metallurgical Construction Co., Ltd, Henan, 450006, China
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Appendices

Appendix A

Major and some trace element contents of samples from the U waste rock heap and its surrounding soil (sludge) profiles. Major elements were expressed in oxides, and major and trace element values were in weight percent (%) and in mg kg⁻¹, respectively.

Sample^a	Depth (cm)	SiO₂	Al₂O₃	TFe₂O₃^b	CaO	MgO	K₂O	Na₂O	TiO₂	P₂O₅	MnO	U	Zr	Hf
WR-a1		78.88	11.24	2.15	0.81	0.51	4.19	1.79	0.15	0.09	0.12	20.90	103	3.31
WR-a2		75.71	13.14	0.79	0.39	0.05	5.82	3.24	0.01	0.081	0.12	21.60	14.5	0.81
WR-a3		67.11	16.53	1.08	0.55	0.21	4.55	7.80	0.04	0.084	0.074	134	79	4.91
WR-a4		74.2	10.83	1.93	2.5	0.58	3.00	4.25	0.14	0.053	0.084	49.70	84	3.43
WR-a5		75.75	11.71	3.33	1.03	0.49	3.93	1.49	0.38	0.069	0.19	68.70	95.5	3.15
WR-a6		70.4	12.45	4.32	1.58	1.48	3.75	1.12	0.42	0.14	0.13	91.30	84.2	2.69
WR-a7		72.46	12.35	2.17	2.09	0.22	4.74	2.91	0.04	0.11	0.15	55.80	96.5	1.78
WR-a8		68.08	13.46	1.95	1.61	0.68	4.68	2.02	0.03	0.13	0.17	84.70	105.6	1.88
WR-ave		72.82	12.71	2.22	1.32	0.53	4.33	3.08	0.15	0.095	0.13	65.84
WR-SD		4.08	1.78	1.14	0.75	0.44	0.83	2.17	0.16	0.03	0.04	37.79
B1-T5	0 ~ 5	66.62	19.06	1.58	0.09	0.44	4.10	0.28	0.22	0.092	0.052	8.72	94.2	3.73
B1-T4	5 ~ 15	68.06	18.85	1.64	0.09	0.44	4.06	0.28	0.22	0.067	0.049	8.35	106	4.13
B1-T3	15 ~ 25	69.12	18.7	1.54	0.08	0.44	4.3	0.28	0.20	0.059	0.046	7.41	74.4	3.09
B1-T2	25 ~ 35	68.11	19.2	1.68	0.08	0.46	4.12	0.27	0.22	0.056	0.049	6.99	89.2	3.40
B1-T1	35 ~ 40	67.71	19.39	1.69	0.08	0.46	4.16	0.28	0.23	0.058	0.058	9.34	104	3.92
B1-ave		67.92	19.04	1.63	0.084	0.45	4.15	0.28	0.22	0.066	0.051	8.16
B1-SD		0.90	0.27	0.065	0.005	0.011	0.092	0.004	0.011	0.015	0.005	0.96
B2-T5	0 ~ 5	69.27	18.44	1.59	0.09	0.43	4.13	0.29	0.22	0.063	0.057	7.46	95.8	3.51
B2-T4	5 ~ 15	68.75	18.74	1.64	0.08	0.44	4.14	0.28	0.23	0.061	0.059	7.66	115	4.12
B2-T3	15 ~ 25	69.43	18.55	1.58	0.08	0.43	4.13	0.28	0.21	0.052	0.058	8.15	89.4	3.45
B2-T2	25 ~ 35	69.87	18.61	1.61	0.08	0.44	4.16	0.27	0.22	0.049	0.059	6.73	91	3.55
B2-T1	35 ~ 45	70.71	18.28	1.49	0.08	0.42	4.17	0.27	0.19	0.045	0.064	6.68	78.4	3.56
B2-ave		69.61	18.52	1.58	0.082	0.43	4.15	0.28	0.21	0.054	0.059	7.34
B2-SD		0.74	0.17	0.056	0.004	0.008	0.018	0.008	0.015	0.008	0.003	0.63
W1-T5	0 ~ 5	68.69	18.37	1.34	0.09	0.46	4.67	0.20	0.089	0.09	0.052	6010	675	14.50
W1-T4	5 ~ 10	66.15	17.97	2.15	0.16	0.93	4.24	0.27	0.14	0.13	0.091	7420	1120	23
W1-T3	10 ~ 15	61.01	19.58	3.6	0.27	1.69	4.37	0.32	0.20	0.13	0.15	7260	1040	23
W1-T2	15 ~ 20	66.96	19.08	1.67	0.22	0.76	4.76	0.32	0.13	0.077	0.078	2730	476	10.60
W1-T1	20 ~ 25	71.27	17.89	1.26	0.29	0.55	4.85	0.35	0.10	0.052	0.059	820	142	4.24
W1-ave		66.82	18.58	2.00	0.21	0.88	4.58	0.29	0.13	0.096	0.086	4848
W1-SD		3.79	0.73	0.96	0.082	0.49	0.26	0.059	0.043	0.034	0.039	2937
W2-T5	0 ~ 10	72.58	14.26	1.70	1.27	0.93	4.58	1.13	0.22	0.087	0.087	80.60	77.6	3.03
W2-T4	10 ~ 20	74.76	13.69	1.69	1.02	0.81	4.52	0.94	0.19	0.076	0.09	71.60	59.6	2.35
W2-T3	20 ~ 25	73.27	14.70	1.98	0.67	0.96	4.69	0.73	0.23	0.072	0.097	99.20	84.8	3.20
W2-T2	25 ~ 30	73.94	14.57	1.86	0.61	0.89	4.64	0.71	0.21	0.061	0.10	74.80	66.7	2.52
W2-T1	30 ~ 35	73.73	15.89	1.40	0.41	0.53	5.11	0.79	0.12	0.043	0.091	56.10	71.3	3.32
W2-ave		73.66	14.62	1.73	0.80	0.82	4.71	0.86	0.19	0.068	0.093	76.46
W2-SD		0.81	0.81	0.22	0.34	0.17	0.23	0.18	0.044	0.017	0.005	15.61
W3-T5	0 ~ 10	70.88	17.89	1.10	0.12	0.40	4.87	0.53	0.11	0.06	0.068	15.60	41.5	2.02
W3-T4	10 ~ 15	72.02	17.39	1.09	0.13	0.39	4.83	0.58	0.11	0.057	0.06	19	67.8	3.01
W3-T3	15 ~ 20	72.53	17.35	1.15	0.14	0.45	4.82	0.54	0.11	0.053	0.059	27.80	51.4	2.87
W3-T2	20 ~ 25	73.71	16.56	1.18	0.17	0.46	4.71	0.43	0.11	0.05	0.067	41.10	95.6	3.81
W3-T1	25 ~ 30	71.61	17.54	1.25	0.21	0.56	4.88	0.44	0.12	0.053	0.068	49.50	52	2.28
W3-ave		72.15	17.35	1.15	0.15	0.45	4.82	0.5	0.11	0.055	0.064	30.60
W3-SD		1.06	0.49	0.065	0.036	0.068	0.068	0.066	0.004	0.004	0.005	14.45
W4-T5	0 ~ 5	69.51	18.17	1.53	0.26	0.51	5.06	0.32	0.16	0.067	0.06	43.20	85.1	3.22
W4-T4	5 ~ 10	72.57	17.13	1.38	0.11	0.34	4.73	0.21	0.14	0.049	0.046	13.80	77.3	2.86
W4-T3	10 ~ 15	72.83	17.19	1.43	0.09	0.32	4.91	0.20	0.13	0.045	0.047	9.33	105	4.15
W4-T2	15 ~ 20	69.07	18.95	1.49	0.09	0.39	4.74	0.19	0.15	0.052	0.041	10.60	145	6.02
W4-T1	20 ~ 25	71.8	17.65	1.52	0.11	0.40	4.57	0.19	0.16	0.051	0.044	29.10	81.7	3.15
W4-ave		71.16	17.82	1.47	0.13	0.39	4.80	0.22	0.15	0.053	0.048	21.21
W4-SD		1.75	0.76	0.064	0.072	0.074	0.19	0.055	0.013	0.008	0.007	14.62
W5-T6	0 ~ 5	63.16	19.49	2.28	0.51	1.23	4.90	0.83	0.25	0.097	0.11	666	97.4	3.82
W5-T5	5 ~ 10	63.03	19.48	2.49	0.55	1.50	4.91	0.74	0.28	0.10	0.13	596	115	4.54
W5-T4	10 ~ 15	62.67	19.78	2.62	0.57	1.54	4.84	0.66	0.29	0.098	0.11	563	108	4.03
W5-T3	15 ~ 20	62.54	19.83	2.45	0.57	1.48	4.86	0.69	0.28	0.10	0.11	626	112	5.36
W5-T2	20 ~ 25	62.69	19.97	2.38	0.57	1.47	4.82	0.59	0.27	0.10	0.12	538	82.7	3.48
W5-T1	25 ~ 30	62.52	19.74	2.46	0.56	1.51	4.86	0.68	0.29	0.098	0.081	596	112	4.15
W5-ave		62.77	19.72	2.45	0.56	1.46	4.87	0.70	0.28	0.099	0.11	598
W5-SD		0.27	0.19	0.11	0.023	0.11	0.034	0.081	0.015	0.001	0.016	45.25

The superscript “a” indicated the meanings of sample numbers were as follows: WR, B1 ~ B2, W1 ~ W4 and W5 stood for the U waste rock heap, its upstream soil profiles, downstream soil profiles and sludge profile, respectively; a1 ~ a8 and T1 ~ Tn referred to the samples; ave and SD referred to elemental content average value and standard deviation (± 1σ) among the samples, respectively. The superscript “b” indicated TFe₂O₃ represented the total iron content of bulk rock in Fe₂O₃

Appendix B

Contents of U in various speciation of the samples collected from the U waste rock heap and its surrounding soil (sludge) profiles.

Sample^a	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	CV^b (%)	Sample^a	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	CV^b (%)
Sample^a	(mg kg⁻¹)						CV^b (%)	Sample^a	(mg kg⁻¹)						CV^b (%)
WR-a1	2.84	6.12	6.79	1.65	—	2.06	−6.89	W2-T1	0.12	42.74	14.92	3.75	0.19	2.74	14.90
WR-a2	2.19	10.67	5.99	1.81	—	0.72	−1.02	W2-ave	5.62	44.2	23	4.62	0.27	4.71
WR-a3	11.82	35.52	65.42	10.34	0.34	5.77	−3.57	W2-SD	4.28	9.56	5.90	0.78	0.08	2.21
WR-a4	4.26	20.27	14.17	2.70	—	5.23	−6.18	W3-T5	—	7.94	3.28	0.92	—	2.55	−5.83
WR-a5	0.45	31.40	17.20	9.35	0.30	12.06	3.00	W3-T4	—	10.94	4.11	0.99	0.11	2.67	−0.95
WR-a6	0.63	26.62	31.18	10.09	0.69	20.41	−1.84	W3-T3	—	16.42	5.52	1.46	0.18	1.64	−9.28
WR-ave	3.70	21.77	23.46	5.99	0.22	7.71		W3-T2	—	29.18	10.64	2.00	0.24	3.19	10.10
WR-SD	4.23	11.63	22.49	4.34	0.28	7.36		W3-T1	—	35.29	13.18	2.30	0.25	3.75	10.65
B2-T5	—	2.14	2.04	0.90	—	1.65	−9.79	W3-ave	—	19.95	7.35	1.53	0.16	2.76
B2-T4	—	1.90	2.88	0.39	—	1.65	−10.97	W3-SD	—	11.82	4.34	0.61	0.10	0.79
B2-T3	—	4.93	2.43	0.18	—	1.40	9.69	W4-T5	1.05	24.37	15.84	1.15	1.04	2.98	7.48
B2-T2	—	2.00	2.01	0.16	—	1.89	−9.96	W4-T4	0.95	4.37	3.98	1.02	0.95	3.47	6.81
B2-T1	—	2.05	2.16	0.35	—	2.35	3.44	W4-T3	0.86	4.08	1.48	0.78	1.15	2.08	11.79
B2-ave	—	2.60	2.30	0.40	—	1.79		W4-T2	0.36	4.70	2.21	0.57	0.89	2.62	7.08
B2-SD	—	1.30	0.36	0.30	—	0.36		W4-T1	0.26	8.47	8.26	3.45	1.53	4.47	−9.14
W1-T5	89.47	1643	3914	374	34.30	11.03	0.93	W4-ave	0.70	9.20	6.35	1.39	1.11	3.12
W1-T4	354	2935	3617	1059	56.67	19.83	8.38	W4-SD	0.36	8.67	5.92	1.17	0.25	0.91
W1-T3	135	2276	3131	494	32.40	21.94	−16.11	W5-T6	0.31	450.24	120.61	10.18	0.63	6.88	−11.58
W1-T2	15.97	1447	833	140	17.97	4.89	−9.93	W5-T5	0.35	413.20	115.20	8.55	0.55	7.66	−8.47
W1-T1	2.24	451	335	73.86	15.71	2.54	7.36	W5-T4	0.26	499.78	118.09	11.61	0.81	9.41	13.67
W1-ave	119	1750	2366	428	31.41	12.05		W5-T3	0.23	441.37	95.80	9.00	0.61	7.98	−11.34
W1-SD	142	932	1660	392	16.39	8.68		W5-T2	0.25	430.60	94.07	11.59	1.14	8.62	1.54
W2-T5	11.11	32.48	23.39	4.97	0.25	2.98	−6.72	W5-T1	0.51	462.91	119.42	13.02	0.99	10.28	1.87
W2-T4	8.47	39.40	23.36	4.43	0.21	7.11	15.91	W5-ave	0.32	449.68	110.53	10.66	0.79	8.47
W2-T3	4.73	57.74	31.50	5.77	0.34	7.09	8.03	W5-SD	0.10	29.83	12.23	1.72	0.24	1.23
W2-T2	3.66	48.62	21.82	4.20	0.36	3.63	10.01

“—”Indicated the value was below detection limit. The superscript “a” indicated the sample numbers were the same as those listed in Table 1. The superscript “b” indicated CV referred to the relative deviation between the sum of various speciation U contents and the U content of bulk rock listed in Table 1. Data of the profiles B2 and W1 ~ W3 were cited from our published literature [26]

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Feng, Z., Li, P., Ma, Q. et al. Uranium releasing behavior from a uranium waste rock heap in southern China: indication from sink. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 4663–4674 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08560-2

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