Occurrence of hexavalent chromium in ground water in the western Mojave Desert, California

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1123-1135

  Ball, James W ^a   Izbicki, J A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHROMIUM; COLORIMETRY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WATER WELLS; WEATHERING;

CATION-EXCHANGE METHOD; COLORIMETRIC METHOD; DETECTION LIMITS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS;

GROUNDWATER;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; AQUIFER; CHROMIUM; GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2042423954     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2004.01.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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