Quantifying alkalinity generating processes in a tidally remediating acidic wetland

Chemical Geology

Volumn 304-305, Issue , 2012, Pages 106-116

  Johnston, Scott G ^a   Keene, Annabelle F ^a   Burton, Edward D ^a   Bush, Richard T ^a   Sullivan, Leigh A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate soil; Anaerobic metabolism; Iron reduction; Sulfate reduction; Tidal wetland

Indexed keywords

ACID SULFATE SOILS; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; IRON REDUCTION; SULFATE REDUCTION; TIDAL WETLANDS;

CATCHMENTS; HYDRATED LIME; HYDRATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIME; PH; REMEDIATION; SOILS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WETLANDS;

ALKALINITY;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; LIME; METABOLISM; NEUTRALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POREWATER; REMEDIATION; SULFATE; TOPOGRAPHY; WETLAND;

EID: 84858959955     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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