Diagenetic control on arsenic partitioning in sediments of the Meghna River delta, Bangladesh

Environmental Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 816-825

  Anawar, H M ^a   Komaki, K ^c   Akai, J ^a   Takada, J ^d   Ishizuka, T ^b   Takahashi, T ^a   Yoshioka, T ^c   Kato, K ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arsenic geochemistry; Diagenetic reactions; Fe, Mn, and Al hydroxides; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON; CLAY; IRON; MANGANESE; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; OXIDES; RIVERS; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SILT; STRATIGRAPHY;

DIAGENETIC CYCLING;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; REMOBILIZATION;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0036523955     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-001-0459-x     Document Type: Article

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