J. Phys. IV France 107 (2003) 471
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20030343

Contrasting geochemistry of antimony in lake sediments

M. Filellal¹, N. Belzile², Y.-W. Chen² and T.-L. Deng<sup>3

1</sup>  Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Applied Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
²  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
³  Department of Applied Chemistry, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China

Abstract
The geochemical behaviour of antimony in aquatic sediments is directly affected by pH and redox conditions which, in turn, determine the presence of other compounds that can exert a strong control on the mobility of Sb. Our study illustrates how iron and manganese oxides, natural organic matter and sulphides play a role in the geochemistry of this toxic element

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