Antimony leaching from soils and mine waste from the Mau ...
2021-1-1 · 1. Introduction. Antimony (Sb) is an element with a growing concern due to its toxicity, but also because of its criticality. Antimony was identified as one of 27 critical raw materials for the European Union (European Commission, 2017).Antimony is the 9th most commonly mined element, and has several industrial applications, such as in flame retardants, batteries, weapons, etc. (Alloway, 2013).