Distribution of geogenic arsenic in hydrologic systems: Controls and challenges

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Mukherjee, Abhijit ^a   Bhattacharya, Prosun ^b   Savage, Kaye ^c   Foster, Andrea ^d   Bundschuh, Jochen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Drinking water; Groundwater; Redox; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MORBIDITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 48549086941     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.04.002     Document Type: Editorial

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