Arsenic in soil and groundwater: an overview

Trace Metals and other Contaminants in the Environment

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages 3-60

  Nriagu, J O ^a   Bhattacharya, P ^b   Mukherjee, A B ^c   Bundschuh, J ^d   Zevenhoven, R ^e   Loeppert, R H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^e ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44349096823     PISSN: 18751121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-1121(06)09001-8     Document Type: Review

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