Mining activities are acknowledged to introduce contaminants into localised environments and cause wider spread diffuse pollution. The concentration, distribution and fate of arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) were studied at the former metalliferous Louisa Mine at Glendinning, Scotland. Soils and surface water were sampled and subsequently analysed to map the distribution of contamination and identify pollution sources. The maximum concentrations of As and Sb of 15,490 and 1504.2 mg kg⁻¹, respectively, were determined in soils associated with the ore processing area and spoil heaps. The fractions of dissolved As and Sb in soils were < 1 and < 5% of total soil content, respectively, confirming findings of previous studies that As and Sb are relatively immobile. Yet, the concentrations of As and Sb released by soils exceeded regulatory limits. Concentrations of As and Sb in surface water in the immediate vicinity of the mine were impacted by a gully discharge, but rapidly diluted. While the concentrations affected by the run-off waters did not exceed EU environmental standards for freshwater, the concentrations of both, As and Sb, sharply increased above the said environmental standards approximately 100 m downstream of the mine site. The unaltered As-to-Sb ratio in water samples suggests a geogenic source. While there is a justifiable concern about the soil pollution caused by the historic mining in the area, the Glenshanna Burn is affected more by indigenous geochemical processes than the derelict mine.

公认的采矿活动是将污染物引入局部环境并引起更广泛的扩散污染。曾在苏格兰格伦丁宁的前路易斯金属矿中研究了砷（As）和锑（Sb）的浓度，分布和命运。对土壤和地表水进行采样，然后进行分析，以绘制污染分布图并确定污染源。15490和1504.2 mg kg ^-1的As和Sb的最大浓度分别在与矿石加工区和弃渣堆相关的土壤中测定。在土壤中溶解的As和Sb的比例分别小于总土壤含量的1％和<5％，这证实了先前研究的发现，As和Sb相对固定。然而，土壤释放的砷和锑的浓度却超过了法规的限制。矿山附近的地表水中砷和锑的浓度受到沟渠排放的影响，但很快被稀释。尽管受径流水影响的浓度未超过欧盟的淡水环境标准，但矿山下游约100 m，As和Sb的浓度均急剧增加，高于上述环境标准。水样品中的As / Sb比例未改变，表明是地源。