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A study of field drain ochre deposits. 1. Abiotic chemical precipitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

I. Ap Dewi ,
W. I. Kelso  and
D. B. Johnson
I. Ap Dewi
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Soil Science, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL51 2DG
W. I. Kelso
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Soil Science, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL51 2DG
D. B. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Soil Science, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL51 2DG
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Summary

It was demonstrated that abiotic chemical precipitation could account for a major proportion of iron hydroxide deposition in drainage water. In filter-sterilized (0·22 μm) drainage water samples from ochreous sites 84% of the total iron in solution was precipitated within 48 h. It was also shown that ferric hydroxide precipitates could catalyse the precipitation of ferric hydroxides in drainage water exposed to the atmosphere.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 108 , Issue 2 , April 1987 , pp. 341 - 345
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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