Chemical equilibrium data bases and tools for calculating zinc sulfide geochemistry in freshwater sediments and its toxicity

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 577-591

  McMahon, J A ^a   Snodgrass, W J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical equilibrium; Database; Freshwater; Model; Sediments; Sulfide; Toxicity; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOCHEMISTRY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY; WATER RESOURCES; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; FRESHWATER; FRESHWATER SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT PHASE MASS BALANCE MODEL; SOLID PHASE SPECIATION; THERMODYNAMIC DATA BASE; ZINC DISCHARGES; ZINC SULFIDE GEOCHEMISTRY;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029710021     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1996.032     Document Type: Article

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