The Influence of Organic Acid on Limestone Dissolution: Tongass National Forest, Alaska

• Main Author: Hendrickson, Melissa
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: TopSCHOLAR® 2006
• Subjects: Western Kentucky University; Geography; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Prince of Wales Island; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3426; https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4432&context=theses

The dissolution kinetics of limestone have been studied in depth in laboratory settings and under some situations in the field. However, little has been studied about how organic acids affect the dissolution of limestone. In accordance with the Tongass Land Management Plan, one of the research prior...