Distribution and mobility of arsenic in the Río Dulce alluvial aquifers in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 358, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 97-120

  Bhattacharya, Prosun ^a   Claesson, Mattias ^a   Bundschuh, Jochen ^b,c   Sracek, Ondra ^d   Fagerberg, Jens ^a   Jacks, Gunnar ^a   Martin, Raul A ^c   Storniolo, Angel Del R ^c   Thir, Juan M ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO   (Argentina)

^d MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Argentina; Arsenic; Mobilization; Oxides; R o Dulce alluvial cone; Sediments; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUIFERS; CARBONATES; GROUNDWATER; IRON; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

ARGENTINA; MOBILIZATION; RÍO DULCE ALLUVIAL CONE; VOLCANIC ASH;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CARBONIC ACID; GLASS; GROUND WATER; IRON; MINERAL; ORGANIC MATTER; SILICATE; TRACE ELEMENT; WELL WATER;

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; MOBILITY;

AQUIFER; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; PH; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLCANIC ASH; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARGENTINA; SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33644982554     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.04.048     Document Type: Article

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