18OSO4 and 18OH2O as prospective indicators of elevated arsenic in the Goose River ground-watershed, Maine

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 350-359

  Sidle, William C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Crystalline rock; Maine; Oxygen isotope; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; POTABLE WATER; WATER AERATION; WATER WELLS; WATERSHEDS;

FRACTURE ZONES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AERATION; ARSENIC; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DRINKING WATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SULFATE;

UNITED STATES;

ANSER SP.;

EID: 0036664201     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0558-3     Document Type: Article

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