Acidic Mine Drainage: The Rate-Determining Step
- 20 February 1970
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 167 (3921), 1121-1123
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.167.3921.1121
Abstract
The rate-determining step in the oxidation of iron pyrite and the formation of acidity in streams associated with coal and copper mines is the oxidation of ferrous iron. Effective pollution abatement necessitates control ling this reaction.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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