Hydrogeochemical niches associated with hyporheic exchange beneath an acid mine drainage-contaminated stream

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 501, Issue , 2013, Pages 163-174

  Larson, Lance N ^a   Fitzgerald, Michael ^b,c   Singha, Kamini ^d   Gooseff, Michael N ^e   Macalady, Jennifer L ^b   Burgos, William ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK   (United States)

^d Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^e Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal mine drainage; Hyporheic exchange; In situ pore water; Iron cycling

Indexed keywords

COAL MINE DRAINAGE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING (ERI); GROUNDWATER EXCHANGES; GROUNDWATER VELOCITY; HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE; PORE WATERS; PORE-WATER CHEMISTRY;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IRON; REDOX REACTIONS; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

RIVERS;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; IRON; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POREWATER; REDOX POTENTIAL; REDUCTION; REMEDIATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); STREAMWATER; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER POLLUTION;

CAMBRIA COUNTY; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883442800     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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