Preliminary evidence of a link between surface soil properties and the arsenic content of shallow groundwater in Bangladesh

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 157-161

  van Geen, A ^a   Aziz, Z ^a,b   Horneman, A ^c   Weinman, B ^d,h   Dhar, R K ^e   Zheng, Y ^a,e   Goodbred, S ^d,h   Versteeg, R ^f   Seddique, A A ^g   Hoque, M A ^g   Ahmed, K M ^g  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c City University of New York ^*  (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^h VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Groundwater; Health; Well water

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER PROPERTIES; ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS; BANGLADESH; ELECTROMAGNETIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABLE SANDY SOILS; SOIL PROPERTIES;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER WELLS;

GROUNDWATER;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 31744439930     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.08.106     Document Type: Article

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