Metal partitioning dynamics during the oxidation and acidification of sulfidic soil

Chemical Geology

Volumn 286, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 146-157

  Claff, Salirian R ^a   Burton, Edward D ^a   Sullivan, Leigh A ^a   Bush, Richard T ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid sulphate soil; Acidification; Metal partitioning; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; METAL MOBILITY; METAL PARTITIONING; METAL POOL; MOBILISATION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; SOIL MATERIALS; SULPHATES; SULPHIDE OXIDATION;

ACIDIFICATION; CHROMIUM; LAKES; MANGANESE; METALS; OXIDATION; ZINC SULFIDE;

SOILS;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACIDIFICATION; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PARTITIONING; PYRITE; SULFIDE; ZINC;

EID: 79959787585     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.04.020     Document Type: Article

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