Glacial sediment causing regional-scale elevated arsenic in drinking water

Ground Water

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 796-805

  Erickson, Melinda L ^a,b   Barnes, Randal J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLACIERS; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

GLACIAL SEDIMENTS; METAL OXIDES; NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION;

SEDIMENTS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICE COVER; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ICE COVER; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944536561     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2005.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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