Use of dissolved sulfur species to measure pyrite dissolution in water at pH 3 and 6

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-420

  Paschka, Michael G ^a   Dzombak, David A ^b,c  

^a Conestoga Rovers and Associates ^*  (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxic; Dissolution; Mine drainage; Oxic; Oxidation; Pyrite; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS; PRECIPITATIVE LOSSES; REDOX TRANSFORMATIONS;

PYRITES;

FERRIC ION; IRON; OXIDIZING AGENT; PYRITE; SULFITE; SULFUR; THIOSULFATE; WATER;

ACCURACY; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; KINETICS; MINING; MODEL; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PRECIPITATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

REINDEER PAPILLOMAVIRUS;

EID: 3042733574     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1092875041358502     Document Type: Article

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