Environmental geochemistry and healthNitratesAmmonium CompoundsNitrificationCoal MiningParticle Size
Nitrification of exchangeable ammonium as a source of nitrate in coal mine rock.
M Jim Hendry, Erin Schmeling, S Lee Barbour, S Day
Published: 202610.1007/s10653-026-02985-4
Abstract
Waste rock from coal mining in the Elk Valley, Canada primarily consists of mudstones and siltstones, and contains two natural nitrogen (N) reservoirs: organic N and exchangeable ammonium in clay minerals (NH4+-ex). Although the mean concentration of…
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