Use of O2 consumption and CO2 production in kinetic cells to delineate pyrite oxidation-carbonate buffering and microbial respiration in unsaturated media

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 203-217

  Lee, Eung Seok ^a,c   Hendry, M Jim ^a   Hollings, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; CO2 production; Groundwater; Kinetic cells; O2 consumption; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTS; STOICHIOMETRY;

MICROBIAL RESPIRATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BUFFER; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; PYRITE; SULFATE; SULFIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE WASTE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REACTION KINETICS; RESPIRATION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL KINETICS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOREST SOIL; LAKE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; STOICHIOMETRY; TECHNIQUE; URANIUM MINE;

CANADA; KEY LAKE; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0042522425     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00248-6     Document Type: Article

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