Arsenic speciation study in some spring waters of Guam, Western Pacific Ocean

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 379, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 176-179

  Vuki, Maika ^a   Limtiaco, John ^a   Aube, Tovahl ^a   Emmanuel, Jacqueline ^a   Denton, Gary ^a   Wood, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

Author keywords

Arsenic speciation; FAAS; Guam; Hydride generation; Spring water; Tumon Bay

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; HYDRIDES; POLLUTION DETECTION; SPRINGS (WATER);

ARSENIC SPECIATION; GUAM; HYDRIDE GENERATION; TUMON BAY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISLAND STATE; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SPRING WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUAM; METHODOLOGY; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL SPRING; WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUAM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

GUAM; MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34248549417     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.10.040     Document Type: Article

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