Spatial distribution and temporal variability of arsenic in irrigated rice fields in Bangladesh. 1. Irrigation water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 5960-5966

  Roberts, Linda C ^a,b   Hug, Stephan J ^a   Dittmar, Jessica ^b   Voegelin, Andreas ^b   Saha, Ganesh C ^c,d   Ali, M Ashraf ^c   Badruzzaman, A Borhan M ^c   Kretzschmar, Ruben ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^d DHAKA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRRIGATION; SOILS;

CHANGING SPECIATION; SOIL MINERALS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER; IRON; PHOSPHORUS;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRRIGATION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PADDY FIELD; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RICE; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; FOOD INDUSTRY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); RICE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; ORYZA SATIVA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548546624     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070298u     Document Type: Article

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