Preliminary observations on the release of arsenic to groundwater in the presence of hydrocarbon contaminants in UK aquifers

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 887-896

  Burgess, William G ^a   Pinto, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Arsenic; Chalk; Groundwater; Hydrocarbons; Microbes; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; IMPURITIES; IRON OXIDES; OXIDATION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; HYDROCARBON CONTAMINANTS; MICROBES; SOLID PHASE;

ARSENIC;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARSENIC; HYDROCARBON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 31344458520     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056950296     Document Type: Article

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