Arsenic mobilization from iron oxyhydroxides is regulated by organic matter carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 480-484

  Solaiman, A R M ^a,b   Meharg, A A ^a   Gault, A G ^c   Charnock, J M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; C:N ratio; Iron Oxyhydroxide; Organic Matter

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AQUIFER SEDIMENTS; ARSENIC MOBILIZATION; BATCH INCUBATION; C:N RATIO; CARBON-TO-NITROGEN RATIO; DRIVING FORCES; IRON OXYHYDROXIDES; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AMMONIUM; AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARSENIC; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODPLAIN; IRON; MOBILIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POREWATER; REDUCTION; SAND;

EID: 61449255469     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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