Abstract

The iron mineralogy of aquifer sediments was described by chemical extraction techniques. Single-step extractions including 1 M CaCl 2 , NaAc, oxalate, dithionite, Ti(III)-EDTA, 0.5 M HCl, 5 M HCl, hot 6 M HCl, and a sequential extraction by HI and Cr II HCl were tested on standard iron minerals and nine aquifer sediments from different redox environments sampled in a landfill leachate plume. Ion-exchangeable Fe(II) is easily quantified by anaerobic CaCl 2 extraction. A rapid indication of the redox status of a sediment sample can be achieved by a 0.5 M HCl extraction. This extraction gives an indication of the content of amorphous Fe(III) and reduced Fe(II) species such as FeS and FeCO 3 , though the fractions are not quantified

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