Apparent seasonal variations in iron photoreduction in acidic discharge from a former pyrite mine, Oakland, California

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1109-1122

  Butler, Thomas W ^a,b   Seitz, Jeffery C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b California Regional Water Quality Control Board   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DRAINAGE; OXIDATION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETATION; WATERSHEDS;

FLOW RATES; IRON OXIDATION; IRON PHOTOREDUCTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

PYRITES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIOREMEDIATION; IRON; MINE WASTE; PHOTOLYSIS; REDUCTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OAKLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745460858     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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