Elemental sulfur in drain sediments associated with acid sulfate soils

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1240-1247

  Burton, Edward D ^a   Bush, Richard T ^a   Sullivan, Leigh A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS; WATER QUALITY;

ACID-VOLATILE SULFIDE (AVS) CONCENTRATIONS; DRAIN SEDIMENTS; ELEMENTAL SULFUR;

SULFUR;

ELEMENT MOBILITY; LANDSCAPE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SULFATE (INORGANIC SALT); SULFUR; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33745222783     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.02.020     Document Type: Article

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