Mechanism of arsenic release to groundwater, Bangladesh and West Bengal

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 403-413

  Nickson, R T ^a   Mcarthur, J M ^a   Ravenscroft, P ^b   Burgess, W G ^a   Ahmed, K M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BANGLADESH; INDIA;

EID: 0033967677     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00086-4     Document Type: Article

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