Sulfur dynamics in boreal acid sulfate soils rich in metastable iron sulfide-The role of artificial drainage

Chemical Geology

Volumn 255, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 68-77

  Boman, Anton ^a   Åström, Mats ^b   Fröjdö, Sören ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate soil; Metastable iron sulfide; Sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACIDITY; IRON SULFIDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PYRITE; STREAMWATER; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

EID: 50449084920     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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