The Use of Stable Sulfur, Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Ratios as Geochemical Tracers of Sulfates in the Podwiśniówka Acid Drainage Area (South-Central Poland)

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123Aquat Geochem (2013( ) 19:261-280 DOI 10.1007 state with water, varying from -1.44 to 3.05 and from -3.42 to 6.04, respectively. This evidence matches well with the obtained mineralogical results.

The Characteristics, Occurrence, and Geochemical Behavior of Rare Earth Elements in the Environment: A Review

“…This is triggered by oxidation of pyrite (FeS 2 ) and to a lesser extent by other iron-bearing sulfides brought about by metal ore and coal mining and processing, locally by construction works (e.g., Nordstrom and Alpers, 1999;Worrall and Pearson, 2001;Zhao et al, 2007;Cánovas et al, 2008;Cravotta, 2008aCravotta, , 2008bNordstrom, 2011b;Migaszewski et al, 2013). In contrast, the naturally induced surface or near-surface sulfide oxidation process is defined as acid rock drainage (ARD).…”

“…The AMD waters are featured by different REE anomalies depending on the geologic makeup and geochemical water-rock interactions, for example, by distinctly positive anomalies of Eu, Tb, and Ho (Zhao et al, 2007), or even small positive Gd anomalies (Verplanck et al, 1999;Gammons et al, 2005b;Tang and Johannesson, 2005). It is noteworthy that the waters of two AMD ponds from the Podwiśniówka area, south-central Poland (for location, see Migaszewski et al (2013)), revealed generally a specific roof-shaped Figure 6). For comparison, the host rocks of this area exhibit a strong positive Eu anomaly (Migaszewski et al, 2007).…”

Rare earth and trace element signatures for assessing an impact of rock mining and processing on the environment: Wiśniówka case study, south-central Poland

“…1) and the former Podwiśniówka acid pit pond. Their purpose was to identify geochemical processes of AMD water generation based on determinations of δ 34 S-FeS 2 , δ 34 S-SO 4 2− , δ 18 O-SO 4 2− , δ 18 O-H 2 O, and δD-H 2 O and selected trace metal(loid)s (Migaszewski et al 2007a, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014). In addition, the scope of investigation also covered mineralogical and petrological examinations of pyrite mineralization zone exposed on the western wall of the “Podwiśniówka” quarry (Migaszewski et al 2007b; Migaszewski and Gałuszka 2010).…”

Tracing the sources of sulfur in Beijing soils with stable sulfur isotopes

“…The release of sulfur dioxide and particles by coal combustion especially in industrial areas, constitutes a serious perturbation to the pre-existent environmental geochemical sulfur cycle, and contributes to atmospheric pollution and acid rain deposition. Usually, there are six main inputs of sulfur (S) into soil: (i) atmospheric deposition (Legge and Krouse, 1992), (ii) weathering of parent material (Knöller et al, 2004;Migazewski et al, 2013Migazewski et al, , 2015, (iii) application of S-containing fertilizers, manure and sewage (Otero and Soler, 2002;Szynkiewicz et al, 2011), (iv) plant and animal residues (Legge and Krouse, 1992), (v) CS (carbon, sulfur)-mineralization in humic-mixed soils and debris covers under aerated conditions (e.g. Novák et al, 2001Novák et al, , 2004Knöller et al, 2005;Shanley et al, 2005), and (vi) anaerobic bacterial (dissimilatory) reduction (BSR) of sulfates derived from different sources (e.g.…”

“…The application of stable isotope analyses on S compounds in different environments for tracing the source of sulfur is a growing field (Legge and Krouse, 1992;Thompson and Bottrell, 1998;Chu, 2000;Xiao and Liu, 2002;Novák et al, 2001Novák et al, , 2004Knöller et al, 2004;Liu et al, 2008;Migazewski et al, 2013Migazewski et al, , 2015. The δ 34 S variations among different S compounds can be attributed to isotopic selectivity in biochemical transformations or to different S sources.…”