Study on morphological transformation of the arsenic migration process in tungsten mine tailings

In order to master the arsenic contamination status and migration or transformation rules in the mining areas, experiments including the total quantity analysis and morphological analysis for arsenic in tailings and surrounding soil were carried out for tungsten mining area in Gannan District. Research shows that the content of arsenic in tailings and surrounding soil are significantly higher than that in the background soil. In tailings, the arsenic mainly exists in formation of organic compound and the residual; however, it mainly exists as the compound linked to oxides of Fe -Mn in the soil. The morphology of the arsenic is transformable in the migration process.