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ASPECTS OF AQUATIC REDOX CHEMISTRY
REDOX CONDITIONS IN NATURAL WATERS: PART II
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Example Redox Impact on the Aquatic Cycling of Iron
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Efficiency of Thermodynamic Predictions Measured Eh Vs Calculated Eh in Acid Mine Waters
ACS, 1979
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Limitations of Thermodynamic Predictions Measured Eh Vs Calculated Eh in Groundwaters
From Lindberg and Runells, 1984 (Science)
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pE-pH Diagram for Pb:
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Profiles of dissolved “redox sensitive” chemical species in pore waters of a sediment core collected from an estuary in North Carolina Where do the ammonia and phosphate come from?
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Profiles of dissolved nitrate, manganese and iron in interstitial waters of a marine sediment core
Mn4+(s)Mn2+(aq) Fe3+(s) Fe2+(aq) NO3- (aq) NO2-(aq)
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Idealized distributions of temperature (T) and dissolved oxygen (DO) in “oligotrophic” and “eutrophic lakes” Spring turnover Summer stratification Fall turnover Winter stratification mg O2/L mg O2/L mg O2/L mg O2/L mg/L………………..mg/L………….mg/L…………..mg/L……
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REDOX BUFFERS AND REMEDIATION
pe Amount of organic matter reacted (arbitrary scale) Changes in pe of a water in contact with sediment as a function of the amount of organic matter decomposed
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