Acidification of lake water due to drought

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 511, Issue , 2014, Pages 484-493

  Mosley, L M ^a   Zammit, B ^a   Jolley, A M ^b   Barnett, L ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Department for Environment Water and Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate soils; Acidity; Climate change; Low flows; Metal mobilisation; Pyrite oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894338537     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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