Codeposition of organic carbon and arsenic in Bengal Delta aquifers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4928-4935

  Meharg, Andrew A ^a   Scrimgeour, Charlie ^b   Hossain, Shahid A ^c   Fuller, Kenneth ^a   Cruickshank, Kenneth ^a   Williams, Paul N ^a   Kinniburgh, David G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^d BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEPOSITION; PALAEOSEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATED ZONES;

ARSENIC; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; SEDIMENTS; VEGETATION;

AQUIFERS;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON OXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; SEDIMENTS; VEGETATION;

AQUIFER; ARSENATE; ARSENIC; ARSENITE; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; DEPOSITION; ORGANIC CARBON; ROOT SYSTEM; WETLAND;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS; DETRITUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGES DELTA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747454255     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060722b     Document Type: Article

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