Micromorphology and stable-isotope geochemistry of historical pedogenic siderite formed in PAH-contaminated alluvial clay soils, Tennessee, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 80, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 943-954

  Driese, Steven G ^a   Ludvigson, Greg A ^b,c   Roberts, Jennifer A ^c   Fowle, David A ^c   González, Luis A ^c   Smith, Jon Jay ^b,c   Vulava, Vijay M ^d   McKay, Larry D ^e  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d School of Business   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BOREHOLES; CLAY; COAL TAR; COKE PLANTS; CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; LIME; LIMESTONE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TEMPERATURE;

GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); UNDISTURBED SOILS;

IRON ORES;

CLAY SOIL; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PAH; PEDOGENESIS; SIDERITE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

COCCOIDEA; VITACEAE;

EID: 78650318007     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2010.087     Document Type: Article

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