Quantitative Chemical Mass Transfer in Coastal Sediments During Early Diagenesis

Abstract

The long-term goal of this study is to develop a better mechanistic and quantitative understanding of the effects of biologically-enhanced transport, mineralogy, sediment fabric, and particle surface chemistry on biogeochemical reactions occurring in coastal sediments. Specifically, we plan to integrate quantitative expressions of the strongly coupled effects of bioirrigation, bioturbation, mineralogy, and sediment fabric on chemical mass transfer from field and laboratory mesocosm studies using numerical modeling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA626900

Entities

People

  • Chad Vaughan
  • Dawn Lavoie

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Geology
  • Mass Transfer
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Mineralogy
  • Particles
  • Permeability
  • Permeameters
  • Physical Properties
  • Sediments
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Transport Ships
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology