Geographical distribution of arsenic in sediments within the Rio Conchos Basin, Mexico

Environmental Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 929-935

  Gutierrez, Melida ^a   Alarcón Herrera, M Teresa ^b   Camacho, Lucy M ^c  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

^c Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Arroyo; Arsenic; Chihuahua; Geochemical databases; Rio Conchos; River sediment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; RIVERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARROYO; CHIHUAHUA; GEOCHEMICAL DATABASES; RIO CONCHOS; RIVER SEDIMENT;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARSENIC; CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MINE WASTE; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHIHUAHUA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; RIO CONCHOS BASIN;

EID: 62549105778     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1371-4     Document Type: Article

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