| Abstract: | Speciation calculations for aluminum, in water samples taken from a drainage basin containing acid mine waters, demonstrate a distinct transition from conservative behavior for pH. below 4.6 to nonconservative behavior for pH. above 4.9. This transition corresponds to the pK for the first hydrolysis constant of the aqueous aluminum ion and appears to be a consistent phenomenon independent of field location, ionic strength, and sulfate concentration. Nonconservative behavior is closely correlated with the equilibrium solubility of a microcrystalline gibbsite or amorphous aluminum hydroxide. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 70014545 |
| Citation Author: | Nordstrom, D. K.; Ball, J. W. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | |
| Citation Datum: | |
| Citation Day: | |
| Citation Edition: | |
| Citation Editor: | |
| Citation End Page: | 56 |
| Citation Issue: | 4746 |
| Citation Keywords: | |
| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Science |
| Citation LatN: | |
| Citation LatS: | |
| Citation LonE: | |
| Citation LonW: | |
| Citation Month: | |
| Citation No Pagination: | |
| Citation Number Of Pages: | 3 |
| Citation Online Only Flag: | |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | |
| Citation Projection: | |
| Citation Public Comments: | |
| Citation Publisher: | |
| Citation Series: | |
| Citation Series Code: | |
| Citation Series Number: | |
| Citation Search Results Text: | The geochemical behavior of aluminum in acidified surface waters; 1986; Article; Journal; Science; Nordstrom, D. K.; Ball, J. W. |
| Citation Start Page: | 54 |
| Citation Volume: | 232 |
| Citation Year: | 1986 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | The geochemical behavior of aluminum in acidified surface waters; 1986; Article; Journal; Science; Nordstrom, D. K.; Ball, J. W. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | |
