Plant decay as a major control of river dissolved potassium: A first estimate

Chemical Geology

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 178-190

  Chaudhuri, S ^a,b   Clauer, N ^b   Semhi, K ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b France and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie   (France)

Author keywords

Plant; Potassium; River; Silicate

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED MATTER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; MASS BALANCE; POTASSIUM; RIVER WATER; SILICATE MINERAL; WEATHERING;

EID: 34447552580     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.05.023     Document Type: Article

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