Identification of dissolved sulfate sources and the role of sulfuric acid in carbonate weathering using dual-isotopic data from the Jialing River, Southwest China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 370-380

  Li, Xiao Dong ^a   Liu, Cong Qiang ^a   Liu, Xiao Long ^b   Bao, Li Ran ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonate weathering; Jialing River; Sulfate isotopic composition; Sulfide oxidation; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; CARBONATE; DISSOLVED MATTER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXIDATION; RIVER WATER; SEWAGE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

CHINA; JIALING RIVER; SICHUAN BASIN;

EID: 79960953407     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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