Anaerobic sediment potential acidification and metal release risk assessment by chemical characterization and batch resuspension experiments

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-194

  Di Nanno, María Pía ^a   Curutchet, Gustavo ^a,b   Ratto, Silvia ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acid base account; Acid volatile sulphides; Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Anaerobic sediments; Dredged sediments; Re suspension; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANOXIC SEDIMENT; DREDGING; RESUSPENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 34347235789     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2007.04.220     Document Type: Article

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