Origin and fate of arsenic in a historic mining area of Mexico

Trace Metals and other Contaminants in the Environment

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages 473-498

  Armienta, M A ^a   Rodriguez C R ^a   Ongley, L K ^b   Brust, H ^c   Morales, F ^a   Aguayo, A ^a   Cruz, O ^a   Ceniceros, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

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EID: 44449165490     PISSN: 18751121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-1121(06)09018-3     Document Type: Review

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