Sulfide-driven arsenic mobilization from arsenopyrite and black shale pyrite

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 5243-5250

  Zhu, Wenyi ^a   Young, Lily Y ^a,b   Yee, Nathan ^a   Serfes, Michael ^c   Rhine, E Danielle ^b   Reinfelder, John R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment   (United States)

^c New Jersey Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENOPYRITE; BLACK SHALE; PYRITE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

NEWARK BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 53249155908     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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