Temporal variability of groundwater chemistry in shallow and deep aquifers of Araihazar, Bangladesh

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 97-111

  Dhar, R K ^a   Zheng, Y ^a,b   Stute, M ^b,c   van Geen, A ^b   Cheng, Z ^b   Shanewaz, M ^d   Shamsudduha, M ^d   Hoque, M A ^d   Rahman, M W ^d   Ahmed, K M ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Composition; Groundwater; Phosphorus; Redox; Residence time; Seasonality; Time series; Variability

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; CLAY LAYERS; DEPTH RANGE; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; MONITORING WELLS; SHALLOW WELLS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; GROUND WATER; IRON; KRYPTON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR;

AQUIFER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHALLOW WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WELL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 48349116747     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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