Speciation and isotopic composition of sulfur in limestone soil and yellow soil in Karst areas of Southwest China: Implications of different responses to acid deposition

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 809-819

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Liu, Cong Qiang ^b,c   Wang, Zhong Liang ^a,b   Zhang, Li Li ^c   Luo, Xu Qiang ^a  

^a GUIZHOU EDUCATION UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; DEPOSITION; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; MINERALOGY; PH; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID DEPOSITION; BACTERIAL REDUCTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC SULFATES; RETENTION PROCESS; SOIL ACIDIFICATIONS; SULFATE ADSORPTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

SOILS;

LIMESTONE; SULFATE; SULFUR; SULFUR ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACID DEPOSITION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL BOND; CHINA; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LAND USE; LEACHING; LIMESTONE SOIL; MINERALIZATION; PH; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION KINETICS; SOIL; SOIL ACIDIFICATION; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SULFUR CYCLE; YELLOW SOIL;

EID: 84900527844     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.09.0359     Document Type: Article

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