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9identify comp<strong>on</strong>ents, distributi<strong>on</strong>, <strong>and</strong> structure of surface <strong>oxide</strong> coatings (Cost<strong>on</strong> et al.1995; Wang et al. 1993; Edwards <strong>and</strong> Benjamin, 1989; Kuan et al. 1998; Meng <strong>and</strong>Letterman, 1993b). Typically, <strong>oxide</strong>s are n<strong>on</strong>-uniform (Edwards <strong>and</strong> Benjamin, 1989)over the surface, as both the <strong>oxide</strong> <strong>and</strong> substrate have been observed (Anders<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong>Benjamin, 1990). Surface area combined with extractable Fe may be an effectivegeochemical 'indicator' of the potential variability of <str<strong>on</strong>g>metal</str<strong>on</strong>g> distributi<strong>on</strong> in an aquifer(Fuller et al. 1996). The need to characterize the structure <strong>and</strong> behavior of sediments isclear.2.1.3 Measurement of CoatingIr<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> in <strong>coated</strong> <strong>silica</strong> is an important factor in evaluating the coating process<strong>and</strong> a number of researchers have used extracti<strong>on</strong> (Kuan et al. 1998; Stahl <strong>and</strong> James,1991a, b; Fan, 1996; Wang, 1995; Szecsody et al. 1994). These techniques have beendeveloped by soil scientists, geologists, <strong>and</strong> oceanographers to enhance in clay mineralcharacterizati<strong>on</strong> (Ryan <strong>and</strong> Gschwend, 1991; Shuman, 1982; Furtado et al. 1990; Sequi etal. 1983; Borggaard, 1981; Geiger <strong>and</strong> Loeppert, 1986; Jacks<strong>on</strong> et al. 1986; Kunze <strong>and</strong>Dix<strong>on</strong>, 1986; Leoppert <strong>and</strong> Inskeep, 1996). For example, Ross <strong>and</strong> Wang (1993)summarized five extracti<strong>on</strong> methods that may be used to approximate the amounts <strong>and</strong>forms of Fe in soils (Table 2.1): dithi<strong>on</strong>ite citrate, acid amm<strong>on</strong>ium oxalate,hydroxylamine, tir<strong>on</strong> (4, 5-dihydroxy-1, 3-benzene-disulf<strong>on</strong>ic acid), <strong>and</strong> pyrophosphate.Other extracti<strong>on</strong> methods for Fe include citrate-ascorbate (Reyes <strong>and</strong> Torrent, 1997),ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (Borggaard, 1981), HC1, <strong>and</strong> H2C2O4 (Chao <strong>and</strong>Zhou, 1983) for amorphous ir<strong>on</strong> <strong>oxide</strong>s; <strong>and</strong>, ascorbic acid-oxalate (Shuman, 1982) <strong>and</strong>titanium(III)-citrate-EDTA-HCO 3 (Ryan <strong>and</strong> Gschwend, 1991) for crystalline ir<strong>on</strong>

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