Toxic effects of antimony in plants: Reasons and …
Abstract. Antimony (Sb) is a dangerous heavy metal (HM) that poses a serious threat to the health of plants, animals, and humans. Leaching from mining …
Mobility of antimony in soil and its availability to plants
Antimony transfer into 19 vegetable and crop species was investigated. In grain and other storage organs up to 0.09 mg Sb/kg were found, whereas maximum antimony …
The uptake and detoxification of antimony by plants: …
Antimony can damage plants, including growth retardation, inhibition of photosynthesis, decreases in the uptake of certain essential elements and decreases in …
Antimony pollution in China
Antimony levels in plants. Only a few studies have focused on Sb pollution in Chinese plants, so, we collected data from plants in some of the mining areas (Table 4). Elevated Sb concentrations were found in plants growing in the Xikuangshan mine area. ... The Sb concentrations in six plants collected from Daye iron mine in Huangshi City, ...
Effects of different forms of antimony on rice during the …
The concentrations of antimony in crops are also higher. The average enrichment factors (concentration in plant/concentration in soil) for rice root, stem-leave and rice seed are 0.144, 0.012 and 0.0037, respectively. In the antimony mine areas, some health-related diseases exist due to the antimony pollution.
Toxicity of different forms of antimony to rice plant: Effects …
Antimony (Sb) is a toxic element for both human and plants, but the toxic responses of plants to different forms of antimony and the associated mechanisms are unknown. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of different forms of Sb [Sb(III) and Sb(V)] on the root exudates, root endogenous hormones, root cell wall …
Mitigating Antimony Toxicity in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) …
Selenium (Se) has been used to counteract the stress of various metals (metaloids) in plants. However, the underlying mechanisms and comparative effects of different Se application methods on reducing toxicity and accumulation of metals have not been fully investigated. Antimony (Sb) is a toxic metalloid that seriously threatens to the …
Toxic effects of antimony in plants: Reasons and …
Antimony (Sb) is a dangerous heavy metal (HM) that poses a serious threat to the health of plants, animals, and humans. Leaching from mining wastes and weathering of sulfide ores are the major ways of introducing Sb into our soils and aquatic environments. Crops grown on Sb-contaminated soils are a …
Biogeochemistry of antimony in soil-plant system: …
Antimony toxicity in plants not only depends on the uptake and potential concentration of Sb in plants but also on its speciation inside plants. The extent of Sb …
Antimony uptake by different plant species from nutrient …
In the other study, 19 species of garden and crop plants were grown on potted soil that had been spiked with Sb to give a dissolved Sb concentration of 1448-2517/09/020144 RESEARCH FRONT Antimony uptake by plants NaFeIII EDTA, 0.01 mmol L−1 H3 BO3, 2 µmol L−1 MnSO4, 0.2 µmol L−1 ZnSO4, 0.2 µmol L−1 CuSO4, 0.1 µmol L−1 Na2 …
Determination of phosphorus compounds in plant tissues: …
Independent of the mentioned limitations and the different needs of individual plant species, the phosphorus concentration in plants ranges from 0.05 to 0.5% of plant dry weight . This element occurs in plants either as the free inorganic orthophosphate group (Pi) or as organophosphorus compounds . Pi existing in plant cells is divided into …
Biogeochemistry of antimony in soil-plant system
Antimony concentration of 5-10 mg kg −1 in plants is potentially toxic and can imbalance vital plant functions (Herath et al. 2017; Natasha et al. 2019). Antimony can cause leaf chlorosis and ...
Antimony Accumulation and Antioxidative …
Antimony concentration in the roots at the high rate of Sb addition was recorded, on average, as 358mg kg−1 for fern PCA, 224mg kg−1 for fern CYF, 124mg kg−1 for fern CYD and 123mg kg−1 ...
Influence of iron plaque and cultivars on antimony uptake …
Ranking 62 nd in crustal abundance the trace element Antimony is commonly found in soils at concentrations between 0.2 and 0.3 mg kg −1 (Rish 2004).It has no biological function and is non-essential to plants (He and Yang 1999; Miravet et al. 2005).However, antimony is a potent mammalian toxin (Gebel 1997), and considered as …
Frontiers | Effects of Antimony on Rice Growth and Its …
Antimony Concentration in Rice and Antimony Speciation in Rice Plants. The roots, stems, leaves, and grain of rice were freeze dried with a FD5-series freeze dryer (SIM, United States), and 100 mg of each sample was transferred to a digestion vessel containing 2 mL HNO 3.
Speciation of antimony and arsenic in the soils and plants …
1. Introduction. Antimony (Sb) and arsenic (As) are metalloids belonging to Group 15 of the periodic table (Wilson et al., 2010).Arsenic is a toxic and carcinogenic element that is widespread in the environment, and As contamination has been reported worldwide (Sharma and Sohn, 2009).High concentrations of Sb and As are often …
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Concentration of Sb in roots was increased upon the addition of Sb both in WT and mutant plants (Figure 5c). Antimony concentration was higher in roots than in shoots, and Sb concentration in mutant plants was nearly a two-fold decrease when compared to WT plants. The root Sb concentration was nearly identical in the Sb + Si …
Antimony toxicity in soils and plants, and …
At increased concentration in edible plant parts or medicinal herbs it may pose health risks to humans and livestock. Although most of Sb is stored in root tissues, …
Antimony accumulation and antioxidative responses …
951 Accesses. 86 Citations. Explore all metrics. Abstract. Antimony (Sb) toxicity and contamination has become a growing concern in recent years. Remediation …
Antimony toxicity in soils and plants, and mechanisms of its
Plant-to-plant differences in Sb absorption. Antimony uptake varies widely among plant species, growing sites, and underlying substrate conditions (Table 1). Most commonly, the highest plant Sb concentrations occur in mining areas where the concentration of Sb in the soil is appreciably high (sometimes more than 1000 mg Sb kg …
A review of the environmental chemical behavior, detection and
3. Antimony in environment3.1. Occurrence forms of antimony. Antimony is located in the VA group of the 5th period of the periodic table of elements, and there are four valence states (Sb(-III), Sb(0), Sb(III) and Sb(V)) (Filella et al., 2002a).In the surface environment and biological media, antimony usually exists in the form of Sb(III) and …
Antimony toxicity in soils and plants, and mechanisms of its
Antimony (Sb) is a non-essential element for plants, animals, and humans. With increased anthropogenic inputs from mining and industrial activities, ore processing, vehicle emissions, and shooting activities, elevated Sb levels in the environment have become a growing concern. Despite of its non-essentiality, some plants can take up and …
Antimony, a pollutant of emerging concern: A review on …
A major part of this antimony is bio available as indicated by the higher total Sb concentrations (108–4029 mg. kg −1) in the sampled plants from the mining area. The bioavailable fraction of antimony in the soil is estimated through citric acid extraction ( Okkenhaug et al., 2011 ).
(PDF) Antimony in the soil
Soil contamination by antimony (Sb) has become an environmental problem of much concern in recent years, because increasing mining and industrial use has led to widespread soil …
glucosinolates metabolism and biological activity of Low …
Pa ge 2/ 23 Abstract Antimony (Sb), a common rare heavy metal, found naturally in soils at low conecntrations. Thus, this study aimed to understand how plants cope with the low Sb concentrations.
Antimony toxicity in soils and plants, and …
Antimony uptake varies widely among plant species, growing sites, and underlying substrate conditions ( Table 1 ). Most commonly, the highest plant Sb concentrations occur in mining areas where the concentration of Sb in the soil is …
The exposure to and health effects of antimony
Exposure to antimony concentrations of 9 mg/m 3 of air will result in eye, skin, and lung irritation. [ 5] Long-term exposure to antimony in smelting plants may result in the formation of antimoniosis, a particular form of pneumoconiosis. [ 6] Chronic exposure will potentiate lung, heart, and gastrointestinal diseases.
Accumulation and transport of antimony and arsenic in
Mean metalloid creek rhizome sediment concentrations were 777 115g g-1 Sb and 60 6g g-1 As, with water concentrations at 381 23g L-1 Sb and 46 2g L-1 As. Antimony and As were significantly ...
Antimony | SpringerLink
Antimony (Sb) is a naturally occurring metalloid element. It can exist in a variety of oxidation states (−III, 0, III, V), but is mainly found in two oxidation states (III and V) in environmental, biological and geochemical samples [].The abundance of Sb in the Earth's crust is in the order of 0.2–0.3 mg kg −1 [].The concentration of Sb in soils is …
Low antimony concentration promoted growth, …
Antimony (Sb), a common rare heavy metal, is found naturally in soils at low concentrations. This study aimed to understand the effect of low Sb concentrations on plant growth and metabolism. To this end, canola (Brassica napus L. var. napus) and turnip roots (Brassica rapa L. var. rapa) were treated with Sb at low concentrations (8 mg/kg …