Evolution of selenium concentrations and speciation in groundwater flow systems: Upper Floridan (Florida) and Carrizo Sand (Texas) aquifers

Chemical Geology

Volumn 246, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 147-169

  Basu, Rituparna ^a   Haque, Shama E ^a   Tang, Jianwu ^b   Ji, Junfeng ^c   Johannesson, Karen H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrizo Sand aquifer; Groundwater; Selenium; Speciation; Upper Floridan aquifer

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; OXIC CONDITIONS; RECHARGE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SELENIUM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER QUALITY;

CARRIZO AQUIFER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDAN AQUIFER; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CARRIZO;

EID: 36349004738     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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