Mineralogy and arsenic mobility in arsenic-rich Brazilian soils and sediments

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-19

  de Mello, Jaime W V ^a   Roy, William R ^b   Talbott, Jonathan L ^c   Stucki, Joseph W ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic mobility; Brazil; Gibbsite; Gold mining; Iron oxides; Redox; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; MINERALOGY; MOBILITY; TROPICAL SOIL;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33644822028     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2005.09.144     Document Type: Article

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