title: Acidic mine drainage: the rate-determining step.
abstract: The rate-determining step in the oxidation of iron pyrite and the formation of acidity in streams associated with coal and copper mines is the oxidation of ferrous iron. Effective pollution abatement necessitates control ling this reaction.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stumm