A simple and inexpensive chromium-reducible sulfur method for acid-sulfate soils

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2759-2766

  Burton, Edward D ^a   Sullivan, Leigh A ^a   Bush, Richard T ^a   Johnston, Scott G ^a   Keene, Annabelle F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLOCKING SIGNALS; SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS; SULFUR;

REACTION CHAMBERS; SULFATE SOILS;

CHROMIUM;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; CHROMIUM; DIFFUSION; PYRITE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SOLUTION; SULFUR;

EID: 50249093251     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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