Anthropogenic and natural lead isotopes in Fe-hyroxides and Fe-sulphates in a watershed associated with arsenic-enriched groundwater, Maine, USA

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-89

  Ayuso, R A ^a   Foley, N K ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Arsenis; Fe hydroxides; Fe sulphates; Lead isotopes; Natural; Source; Sulphides

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BINARY ALLOYS; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; HEMATITE; ISOTOPES; LEAD ALLOYS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PYRITES; RARE EARTHS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WEATHERING; ZINC ALLOYS;

ANTHROPOGENIC; ARSENIS; LEAD ISOTOPE; NATURAL; SOURCE; SULPHATES; SULPHIDES;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARSENIC; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; IONIZATION; IRON OXIDE; IRON SULFIDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALOGY; PEGMATITE; SECONDARY MINERAL; WATERSHED;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39649111100     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/07-153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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