Anomalous arsenic concentrations in groundwaters of an island community, Bowen Island, British Columbia

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 199-212

  Boyle, D R ^a   Turner, R J W ^a   Hall, G E M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenic speciation; British Columbia; Groundwater; Human health; Hydrogeochemistry

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY;

CANADA;

EID: 0032455430     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006597311909     Document Type: Article

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