Negative pH and extremely acidic mine waters from Iron Mountain, California

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 254-258

  Nordstrom, Darrell Kirk ^a   Alpers, Charles N ^a   Ptacek, Carol J ^b   Blowes, David W ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION;

ACID WATER; MINE DRAINAGE; PH; PYRITE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

SULFATE;

ACIDITY; EFFLORESCENCE; EVAPORATION; GLASS MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; OXIDATION; PH; PYRITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034649791     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es990646v     Document Type: Article

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