Geochemistry and mineralogy of arsenic in (natural) anaerobic groundwaters

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3205-3214

  Saunders, J A ^a   Lee, M K ^a   Shamsudduha, M ^a   Dhakal, P ^a   Uddin, A ^a   Chowdury, M T ^b   Ahmed, K M ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BACTERIOLOGY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; EARTH SCIENCES; EXPERIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; METABOLISM; METAL RECOVERY; METHANOL; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PYRITES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; STRAIN RELAXATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SULFIDE MINERALS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC GROUNDWATERS; BACKGROUND LEVELS; BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL METABOLISMS; BANGLADESH; CHALCOPHILE ELEMENTS; CONSISTENT; ELECTRON DONORS; FIELD CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; HOLOCENE; METAL SULFIDES; MODELING; ORGANIC; REDUCING CONDITIONS; S PHASES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER; HOLOCENE; IRON; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PYRITE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SPHALERITE; SUCROSE; SULFATE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 54449084356     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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