dissolved iron

collocation in English

meaningsofdissolveandiron

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dissolve
verb
uk
/dɪˈzɒlv/us
/dɪˈzɑːlv/
(of a solid) to be absorbed by a liquid, especially when mixed, or (of a liquid) to absorb ...
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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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(Definition ofdissolveandironfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are intense concentrations ofdissolvedironand oxidised iron; there is settlement of iron oxides.
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He gave a graphic description of what can happen with such pollution, when he described the red stain sediment fromdissolvedironsalts.
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Usually, the pollution is highly visible because it is in the form of a red-stained sediment fromdissolvedironsalts.
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Bacterial decomposition of the remains produced carbon dioxide that combined withdissolvedironfrom the groundwater.
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If the organic content of the sediment is too high thedissolvedironprecipitates in the sediment and not in the carcass.
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Thedissolvedironconcentration in the stream ranges from under 0.01 milligrams per liter to 6.8 milligrams per liter.
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Streams carrydissolvedironfrom nearby mountains.
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Organisms release sulfide, which reacts withdissolvedironin the surrounding water, when they decay.
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Thedissolvedironconcentration in the abandoned mine drainage ranges from 0.01 to 33 milligrams per liter.
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Dissolvedironthen accumulated in the oxygen-poor oceans (possibly from seafloor hydrothermal vents).
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When the reducing fluids containingdissolvedironmixed with oxidizing groundwater, they and thedissolvedironwere oxidized.
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Pyrite replacement of soft tissue can only occur in exceptional circumstances of sediment chemistry when there is a low organic content, but a high concentration ofdissolvediron.
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Following the impactdissolvedironwas mixed into the deepest parts of the ocean.
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The oxygen these microorganisms produced rapidly reacted with, amongst others, anydissolvedironcompounds in the water, producing insoluble red iron oxide (rust), which precipitated out during the daylight hours.
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