Iron Cycling in a Riparian Area in South Central Connecticut.

To study iron cycling across a riparian zone in glacial outwash in the Northeast, a suitable riparian area was chosen in Bittner Park on the West River floodplain in Guilford, CT. In this riparian area, microtopography appears to play an important role in controlling the hydrological conditions, chemistry, and microbial activity that effects iron cycling. During the growing seasons of 2007 and 2008, measurements were made in nested piezometers and Eh readings recorded along a transect through the riparian area. In the spring of 2008, alpha alpha dipyradol was used to confirm the presence of ferrous iron and hence reducing conditions and to substantiate the Eh measurements