Assessing Natural Attenuation in AMD Contaminated Aquifers – “The Integrative Dual Isotope Approach”
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Completely separated sulfur isotope signature frequency distributions for sedimentary sulfide and coexisting inorganic sulfate proved the field scale hydrochemical dominance of bacterial sulfate reduction and thus a strong overall natural attenuation potential of the aquifer section. Consequently, a significant improvement of the water quality and an eventually complete attenuation of the acid mine drainage contamination can be expected from a long term perspective.
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