Near surface lithology and spatial variation of arsenic in the shallow groundwater: Southeastern Bangladesh

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1687-1695

  Hoque, Mohammad A ^a,b   Khan, Aftab A ^c   Shamsudduha, M ^b   Hossain, Muhammad S ^c   Islam, Tariqul ^c   Chowdhury, Shahid H ^c  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Shallow groundwater; Spatial variation; Surface lithology

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACES; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLING FACTORS; DRINKING WATERS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; NEAR SURFACES; SANDY MATERIALS; SEDIMENT GRAINS; SHALLOW DEPTHS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SIZE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL VARIABILITIES; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE LITHOLOGY; TUBE WELLS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INSTALLATION; LITHOLOGY; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 59449108416     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1267-3     Document Type: Article

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