Environmental geochemistry of sulfide oxidation / Экологическая геохимия окисления сульфидов

The stury of sulfide-oxidation reactions, the characterization of the products of these reactions, and the prediction of the fate of sulfide-oxidation products in natural environments are increasingly active areas of research. This research is motivated by the locally severe environmental impacts and toxicity associated with the products of sulfide oxidation. Mine wastes are of particular concern because of past and present disposal practices that have resulted in the widespread degradation of surface-water and ground-water quality. Mine wastes have therefore come under increasing regulation.

This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of recent research on geochemical processes of sulfide oxidation. Researchers from a wide variety of disciplines are represented: geochemistry, microbiology, hydrology, mineralogy, physics, and civil engineering. The studies included range from theoretical modeling exercises to laboratory- and field-based studies.

One of our main objectives in organizing the symposium on which this book is based was to foster new collaborations among researchers in related fields. Our hope is that the interdisciplinary nature of this volume will encourage researchers to look beyond the highly specialized literature and to incorporate recent advances in kinetics, microbiology, numerical modeling, surface chemistry, equilibrium solubility relations, analytical methods, and remediation technology in their future research efforts. We understand that the seeds sown at the symposium have already begun to bear fruit: Several such new collaborative efforts have begun. <...>