Effective diffusion and microbiologic activity as constraints describing pyrite oxidation in abandoned lignite mines

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Kohfahl, Claus ^a   Greskowiak, Janek ^b   Pekdeger, Asaf ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUT IM FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; OXIDATION; PYRITES; RATE CONSTANTS; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

HYDROGEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; MICROBIOLOGIC ACTIVITY; PYRITE OXIDATION; PYRITE WEATHERING;

LIGNITE MINES;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING; BIOREMEDIATION; COAL MINE; DIFFUSION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; PYRITE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LUSATIA;

EID: 33845908200     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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