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Most hydrochemical systems are to a large extent characterised by redox-processes which may lead to secondary reactions as a result of changing geochemical equilibria. They depend on the abundance of oxidising and reducing agents. Driven by the oxidation of organic substance which may either be dissolved in the liquid phase or bound to solids, a typical sequence of events in the consumption of oxidising agents is determined by the decreasing energy budget along the reaction path from the oxic zone into the zone of methanogenesis.
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Schüring, J., Schlieker, M., Hencke, J. (2000). Redox Fronts in Aquifer Systems and Parameters Controlling their Dimensions. In: Schüring, J., Schulz, H.D., Fischer, W.R., Böttcher, J., Duijnisveld, W.H.M. (eds) Redox. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04080-5_11
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