Influence of geology on arsenic concentrations in ground and surface water in central Lesvos, Greece

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 151, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 383-396

  Aloupi, Maria ^a   Angelidis, Michael O ^a   Gavriil, Apostolos M ^a   Koulousaris, Michael ^a   Varnavas, Soterios P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Groundwater; Lesvos; Stream sediments; Stream water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS; DRAINAGE BASINS; GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITIES; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEMS; LESVOS; STREAM SEDIMENTS; STREAM WATER; STUDY AREAS; THERMAL SPRING WATERS; THERMAL SPRINGS;

ARSENIC; CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

RIVERS;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRAINAGE BASIN; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; STREAMWATER; THERMAL SPRING;

ARSENIC; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GEOLOGY; GREECE; HUMANS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; GULF OF KALLONI; LESBOS; NORTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 62149112846     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0280-z     Document Type: Article

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