Arsenic in soils and waters and its relation to geology and mining activities (Salamanca Province, Spain)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-79

  Garcia Sanchez, A ^a   Alvarez Ayuso, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Contamination; Mobility; Rocks; Soils; Waters

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; MINING; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

METAMORPHIC ZONES;

GEOLOGY;

ARSENIC; ELEMENT MOBILITY; MINING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

CASTILLA Y LEON; SALAMANCA; SPAIN;

EID: 0043204316     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00183-3     Document Type: Article

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