Major and trace elements geochemistry in the ground waters of a volcanic area: Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy)

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-30

  Giammanco, Salvatore ^a   Ottaviani, Massimo ^b   Valenza, Mariano ^a,c   Veschetti, Enrico ^b   Principio, Edoardo ^a   Giammanco, Giuseppe ^d   Pignato, Sarina ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ground water; Hydrogeochemistry; Mount Etna; Trace elements; Volcanic activity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLUTION; POTABLE WATER; STANDARDS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MOUNT ETNA; VOLCANIC AREA;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; WELL WATER;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANO;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGY; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; VOLCANO; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ITALY; MOUNT ETNA; SICILY;

EID: 0031986183     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00198-X     Document Type: Article

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