Diel changes in metal concentrations in a geogenically acidic river: Rio Agrio, Argentina

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-223

  Parker, Stephen R ^a   Gammons, Christopher H ^a   Pedrozo, Fernando L ^b   Wood, Scott A ^c  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

arsenic; diel; geothermal; iron; photoreduction; rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; EARTH SCIENCES; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON OXIDES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SAMPLING;

ACID ROCKS; ACIDIC GASES; ACIDIC STREAMS; ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES; CHEMICAL CHANGES; DIEL; DIEL CYCLES; EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS; GEOTHERMAL; HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDES; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PATAGONIA; PHOTOREDUCTION; SAMPLING SITES; STRONG CORRELATIONS; UPSTREAM WATERS; WATER SAMPLINGS;

RIVERS;

ADVECTION; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIEL VARIATION; HEADWATER; IRON; PH; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); STREAMWATER;

AGRIO RIVER; ANDALUCIA; ARGENTINA; COPAHUE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEUQUEN; PATAGONIA; SEVILLA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 55549125173     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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