Integrated biogeochemical and hydrologic processes driving arsenic release from shallow sediments to groundwaters of the Mekong delta

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3059-3071

  Kocar, Benjamin D ^a   Polizzotto, Matthew L ^a   Benner, Shawn G ^b   Ying, Samantha C ^a   Ung, Mengieng ^c   Ouch, Kagna ^c   Samreth, Sopheap ^c   Suy, Bunseang ^c   Phan, Kongkea ^c   Sampson, Michael ^c   Fendorf, Scott ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Resource Development International   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLAY MINERALS; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER;

AQUEOUS; AQUIFER CONTAMINATIONS; CAMBODIA; CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HOLOCENE; HYDRAULIC FLOWS; HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES; LONG TIMES; MEKONG RIVERS; ORGANIC; PORE WATERS; RANGING; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SURFACE ENVIRONMENTS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HOLOCENE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POREWATER;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; MEKONG DELTA; PHNOM PENH; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 54849441823     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.06.026     Document Type: Article

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