Leachability of arsenic by sediments in Boroo area, Mongolia

The leachability of arsenic and other constituents was studied by a diphasic distribution technique. Chemical analyses were carried out using particle-induced X-ray emission spectrometry and ion chromatography for aqueous phase. Showed that these sediments contain Hg, Se, As and Pb at different levels along with other metals. A 10-20 ppm level of As (III) was released by one of these samples into aqueous solution at higher pH values.