title: A practical application of Driscoll's equation for predicting the acid-neutralizing capacity in acidic natural waters equilibria with the mineral phase gibbsite.
abstract: A practical application of Driscoll's equation for predicting the acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC) in acidic waters equilibria with the mineral phase gibbsite is reported in this paper. Theoretical predication values of ANC are compared with the experimental data obtained from different literatures. The effect of aluminum (Al) on the value of ANC is investigated. It indicates that Al plays an important role in regulating the buffering effects in acidic natural waters. Failure to consider Al in acidic waters may bias assessment results in certain situations so as to overestimate the ANC values in response to increase in atmospheric deposition.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Chemistry Department, Nanjing University, 210093, China. bisp@nju.edu.cn
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: S Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015258:Acid Rain; D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry*; D005544:Forecasting; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008962:Models, Theoretical
chemical_list: D015258:Acid Rain; D000535:Aluminum