Effects of oxide coating and selected cations on nitrate reduction by iron metal

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1306-1315

  Huang, Yong H ^a   Zhang, Tian C ^a   Shea, Patrick J ^a   Comfort, Steve D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK COATINGS; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANOXIC EFFECTS;

MAGNETITE;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CATION; COPPER; FERROUS ION; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MAGNETITE; METAL; NITRATE; OXIDE; WATER; ZINC;

ANOXIA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; FILM; MATERIAL COATING; PH; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0042208360     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.1306     Document Type: Article

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