Accumulation of iron and arsenic in the Chandina alluvium of the lower delta plain, Southeastern Bangladesh

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 69-84

  Zahid, Anwar ^a,b   Hassan, M Q ^a   Breit, G N ^c   Balke, K D ^d   Flegr, Matthias ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b Bangladesh Water Development Board   (Bangladesh)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Arsenic distribution; Iron oxides; Soil and sediments; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; PHOSPHATE;

ACCUMULATION; ADSORPTION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ARSENIC; IRON OXIDE; TRACE METAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHATES; PRECIPITATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 64749100499     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9226-1     Document Type: Article

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