Hydrochemical associations and depth profiles of arsenic and fluoride in Quaternary loess aquifers of northern Argentina

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 877-886

  Warren, C ^a,c   Burgess, William G ^a   Garcia, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Argentina; Arsenic; Fluoride; Groundwater; Loess

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; DESORPTION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; PH; SILICATE MINERALS; WEATHERING;

ARGENTINA; IRON OXYHYDROXIDES; LOESS AQUIFER;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARSENIC; FLUORIDE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 31344479067     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056950295     Document Type: Article

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