Statistical characterization of arsenic contamination in shallow tube wells of western Bangladesh

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1497-1510

  Hossain, Faisal ^a   Bagtzoglou, Amvrossios C ^b   Nahar, Nurun ^c   Hossain, M Delawer ^d  

^a Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Field kits; Groundwater; Remediation; Spatial patterns; Western Bangladesh

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CONTAMINATION; ERROR STATISTICS; GROUNDWATER; PROBABILITY; REMEDIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES;

ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY (AAS); FIELD-KITS; SHALLOW TUBE WELLS; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

WATER WELLS;

ARSENIC; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CONTAMINATION; ERROR STATISTICS; GROUNDWATER; PROBABILITY; REMEDIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER WELLS;

ARSENIC; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 33646057009     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5946     Document Type: Article

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