Occurrence and abundance of monosulfidic black ooze in coastal acid sulfate soil landscapes

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 609-616

  Bush, Richard T ^a   Fyfe, Diane ^a   Sullivan, Leigh A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

De oxygenation; Iron sulfides; Pyrite; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CANALS; COASTAL ZONES; DECAY (ORGANIC); DRAINAGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SULFATE MINERALS;

FLOODPLAIN; MONOSULFIDIC BLACK OOZE (MBO); ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC OOZES;

SOILS;

ACID SOIL; COASTAL SEDIMENT; OOZE; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFATE;

EQUUS ASINUS; LILIUM;

EID: 7044231621     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/sr03077     Document Type: Article

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