Anoxia defined

Figure 6. The degree of pyritization, defined as the fraction of reactive iron present as pyrite, is a measure of the extent to which available iron has reacted with sulfur (226). In lake sediments, iron monosulfides frequently are as abundant as pyrite and hence were included with pyrite in the values calculated for surface sediments from 13 lakes and presented here. Even this correction neglects Fe(II) that may have been reduced by sulfide but may be present as siderite. Availability of iron appears to be more important than bottom-water oxygenation in determining the degree of pyritization. In the right-hand graph, darkened squares represent sediments known to experience seasonal anoxia only the uppermost point experiences permanent anoxia. (Data are from references 30, 34, 56, and 61.)...

$Figure 6. The degree of pyritization, defined as the fraction of reactive iron present as pyrite, is a measure of the extent to which available iron has reacted with sulfur (226). In lake sediments, iron monosulfides frequently are as abundant as pyrite and hence were included with pyrite in the values calculated for surface sediments from 13 lakes and presented here. Even this correction neglects Fe(II) that may have been reduced by sulfide but may be present as siderite. Availability of iron appears to be more important than bottom-water oxygenation in determining the degree of pyritization. In the right-hand graph, darkened squares represent sediments known to experience seasonal anoxia only the uppermost point experiences permanent anoxia. (Data are from references 30, 34, 56, and 61.)...$

Big Chemical Encyclopedia

Chemical substances, components, reactions, process design ...