Mineral sources and transport pathways for arsenic release in a coastal watershed, USA

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-75

  Foley, N K ^a   Ayuso, R A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Maine; Mineralogy; Pathways; Reactions; Trace element chemistry; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; CARBONATION; COBALT COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRON OXIDES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; OXIDE MINERALS; PYRITES; RARE EARTHS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATERSHEDS;

ELEMENT CHEMISTRY; MAINE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; PATHWAYS; REACTIONS; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; RELATIVE STABILITIES; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS;

ARSENATE MINERALS;

ARSENIC; BEDROCK; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; IRON OXIDE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MINERALOGY; PYRITE; SECONDARY MINERAL; SURFACE WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATERSHED;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39649119499     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/07-152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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