An integrated geophysical study of arsenic contaminated area in the peninsular Thailand

Environmental Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 595-608

  Wattanasen, K ^a,b   Elming, Sten Åke ^a   Lohawijarn, W ^b   Bhongsuwan, T ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Environmental geophysics; Geophysical methods; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICS; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; THAILAND;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

ARSENIC; ARSENOPYRITE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PYRITE; SELF POTENTIAL; TIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; RON PHIBUN; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 34548028013     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0354-6     Document Type: Review

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