Redox geochemistry in organic-rich sediments of a constructed wetland treating colliery spoil leachate

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-51

  Morrison, Michelle I ^a   Aplin, Andrew C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COMPOSTING; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; OXIDATION; OXIDES; PH; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; SURFACE DIFFUSION; WATER; WETLANDS;

ALKALINITY GENERATIONS; ANNUAL CYCLES; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DRY WEIGHTS; EFFLUENT WATERS; ENGLAND; FE OXIDES; FE REDUCTIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; LEACHATE; MEAN VALUES; OXYHYDROXIDES; PORE WATERS; REDOX CYCLES; RESIDENCE TIMES; SEDIMENT CORES; SUMMER MONTHS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TRANSPORT PROCESSES; WATER INTERFACES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

ANNUAL CYCLE; COMPOST; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; LEACHATE; POREWATER; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; RETENTION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

DURHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; QUAKING HOUSES; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58049099685     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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