IRON TRANSPORT AND RETENTION IN OCHRE-RICH WATERCOURSES

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Mineral Resources EngineeringVol. 09, No. 03, pp. 357-375 (2000) No AccessIRON TRANSPORT AND RETENTION IN OCHRE-RICH WATERCOURSESMICHAEL J. CARLILE and A. WILLIAM L. DUDENEYMICHAEL J. CARLILEDepartment of Biology, Imperial College, Silwood Park, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK Search for more papers by this author and A. WILLIAM L. DUDENEYT. H. Huxley School for the Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperial College, London SW7 2BP, UK Search for more papers by this author https://doi.org/10.1142/S0950609800000251Cited by:1 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractFerrous and ferric iron concentrations were determined over two years in an ochre-rich watercourse originating from ferruginous strata in the Bagshot Sands, some 40 km to the west of London. The watercourse comprised a bog, 3 km stream and 200 years old wetland/lake system. The data were used to interpret iron transport and retention characteristics of this system and, by comparison and inference, of analogous systems contaminated by iron from other environmental and post-industrial processes. Assessments were made of the effectiveness and longevity of the wetland/lake system as a sediment trap and of the likely ageing behaviour, if left unattended, of modern constructed wetlands treating similar ferruginous discharges from abandoned coal mines. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 1Spatial and temporal relationships between Eocene sand horizons and iron contamination in stream water in the Thames Basin west of London, UKJ.J. Barrott, A.W.L. Dudeney and P.J. Mason16 August 2013 | Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, Vol. 14, No. 1 Recommended Vol. 09, No. 03 Metrics History PDF download