Isotopic evidence of enhanced carbonate dissolution at a coal mine drainage site in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-42

  Sharma, Shikha ^a,b   Sack, Andrea ^a,b   Adams, James P ^a,b   Vesper, Dorothy J ^a,b   Capo, Rosemary C ^b,c   Hartsock, Angela ^d   Edenborn, Harry M ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Regional University Alliance   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CATION EXCHANGES; COAL MINE DRAINAGE; COAL SEAMS; ISOTOPE SIGNATURES; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LIMESTONE DISSOLUTION; MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WATERS; PENNSYLVANIA; PYRITE OXIDATION; REDUCTION ACTIVITY; STABLE ISOTOPES;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CLAY MINERALS; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; POSITIVE IONS;

ISOTOPES;

ABANDONED MINE; BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; COAL MINE; COAL SEAM; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIMESTONE; MINE DRAINAGE; PH; REDUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

ALLEGHENY COUNTY; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873087054     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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