The occurrence and geochemistry of arsenic in groundwaters of the Newark basin of Pennsylvania

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-98

  Peters, Stephen C ^a   Burkert, Lori ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

NEWARK BASIN; PH VALUES; SYSTEM DATABASE;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION; AQUIFER; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DESORPTION; DIABASE; DRINKING WATER; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MESOZOIC; MUDSTONE; PH; SANDSTONE; SHALE; SILTSTONE; TERRANE;

NEW ENGLAND; NEWARK BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37049024939     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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