Kinetics and mechanism of trithionate and tetrathionate oxidation at low pH by hydroxyl radicals

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-164

  Druschel, Gregory K ^a   Hamers, Robert J ^b   Luther III, George W ^a   Banfield, Jillian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; OXIDATION; PH; SULFATE;

EID: 1842681494     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AQUA.0000019495.91752.d7     Document Type: Article

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