Processes and conditions affecting elevated arsenic concentrations in groundwaters of Tulare Basin, California, USA

Trace Metals and other Contaminants in the Environment

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages 383-410

  Gao, S ^a   Tanji, K K ^b   Banuelos G S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 44349174265     PISSN: 18751121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-1121(06)09015-8     Document Type: Review

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