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Science 20 February 1970:
Vol. 167. no. 3921, pp. 1121 - 1123
DOI: 10.1126/science.167.3921.1121
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Acidic Mine Drainage: The Rate-Determining Step

Philip C. Singer 1 and Werner Stumm 1

1 Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

The rate-determining step in the oxidation of iron pyrite and the formation of acidity in streams associated with coal and copper mines is the oxidation of ferrous iron. Effective pollution abatement necessitates control ling this reaction.


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