The influence of geology and land use on arsenic in stream sediments and ground waters in New England, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1482-1497

  Robinson Jr , Gilpin R ^a   Ayotte, Joseph D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

ARSENICAL PESTICIDES; BEDROCK GEOLOGY; STREAM SEDIMENTS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; BEDROCK; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION; WEATHERING;

ARSENIC; FARM CROPS; GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VACCINIUM;

EID: 33748042638     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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