Does iron cycling trigger generation of acidity in groundwaters of Western Australia?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 6548-6552

  Peiffer, Stefan ^a   Oldham, Carolyn ^b   Salmon, Ursula ^b   Lillicrap, Adam ^b,c   Küsel, Kirsten ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FERRIC IRON; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; IRON CYCLE; MINING LAKES; OXIDATION OF FE; PH VALUE; PYRITE OXIDATION; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; SPATIAL SEPARATION; STRONG ACIDS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACIDS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; MINING; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PYRITES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WEATHERING;

ALKALINITY;

ANION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; FERRIC ION; GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN; PYRITE; SULFATE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; CALCITE; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; IRON; OXIDATION; PH; PLAYA; PYRITE; SULFATE; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; INCUBATION TIME; LAKE; MINING; OXIDATION; PROCESSING; SEDIMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHERING;

ACIDS; ALKALIES; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 69549083454     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9001086     Document Type: Article

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