Treatment of acid sulfate soil drainage by direct application of alkaline reagents

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 178, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 59-68

  Green, R ^a   Waite, T D ^b   Melville, M D ^b  

^a Pilbara Iron   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid Sulfate Soil Management; Acidification; Active Acidity Treatment; Reagents

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; RAIN;

ACID SULFATE SOIL MANAGEMENT; ACTIVE ACIDITY TREATMENT;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; LIMESTONE; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; REAGENT; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER;

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; RAIN; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACID DEPOSITION; ACID RAIN; ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACIDIFICATION; CARBONATE; SOIL REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL REACTION; REACTION TIME; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL TREATMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 33846132230     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9131-0     Document Type: Article

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