Effects of soil ageing on the accumulation of hydrogen sulphide and metallic sulphides in mangrove areas in Singapore

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 85 - 92
• Main Authors: Kryger, L., Lee, S.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 1995; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Marine; Sea water ecosystems; Synecology; Asia; Singapore; ISEW, Singapore; Marine environment; Soils; Intertidal zone; Metal Sulfides; Hydrogen Sulfides; Growth; Mangrove; Tropical zone; Biological accumulation; Coastal zone; Age; Quantitative analysis

The effects of soil ageing on the accumulation of hydrogen sulphide and metallic sulphides were studied in reclaimed mangrove plots of increasing ages. The analysis was carried out using a low-cost electrochemical approach, utilizing a sulphide volatilization/trapping procedure followed by sulphide...