Photoreduction of Fe(III) in the acidic mine pit lake of San Telmo (Iberian Pyrite Belt): Field and experimental work

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-419

  Diez Ercilla, M ^a   Lopez Pamo E ^a   Sanchez Espana J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AMD; Colloids; Fe(II); Fe(III); PAR; Photoreduction; Pitlake; Schwertmannite; UV A

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; IRON; LAKE WATER; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; SURFACE WATER; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER COLUMN;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SAN TELMO MINE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 68949106257     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-008-9044-1     Document Type: Article

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