Sulfur redox chemistry governs diurnal antimony and arsenic cycles at Champagne Pool, Waiotapu, New Zealand

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 164-177

  Ullrich, Maria K ^a   Pope, James G ^b   Seward, Terry M ^c   Wilson, Nathaniel ^a,d   Planer Friedrich, Britta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b CRL Energy Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

As and Sb speciation; Diurnal variations; Elemental sulfur globules; Thioarsenates

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIA; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THIOARSENATES; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; DRAINAGE; HOT SPRINGS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LAKES; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANTIMONY;

ANTIMONY; ARSENATE; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MOBILIZATION; REDOX POTENTIAL; SOLUBILITY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFIDE; SULFUR; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CHAMPAGNE POOL; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO; WAIOTAPU;

EID: 84883396567     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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