Comparison of Redox Indicators in a Paddy Soil during Rice-Growing Season
S. Gao*,a,
K. K. Tanjia,
S. C. Scardacib and
A. T. Chowa
a Hydrology Program, Dep. of Land, Air and Water Resources, Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616
b Dep. of Agronomy and Range Science, Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616

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Fig. 1. A hierarchical scheme for the diagnosis of dominant terminal electron-accepting processes (TEAPs) in ground water system (Chapelle et al., 1995).
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Fig. 2. Piezometer installation and expected water flow directions while sampling soil pore waters.
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Fig. 3. Changes of parameters vs. pumping water volume for a piezometer installed at 10-cm depth.
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Fig. 4. Changes of redox parameters in soil pore water during the rice-growing season for three field plots.
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Fig. 5. The changes of EC in soil pore-water during the rice-growing season.
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Fig. 6. Corresponding redox potential to selective hypothetical redox couple ratio at equilibrium conditions.
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Fig. 7. Relationship among the redox species with pH and EH observed.
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Fig. 8. Correlation between measured redox potential and redox species.
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Fig. 9. Correlation between measured redox potential and oxidative capacity.
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