Sediment geochemistry and arsenic mobilization in shallow aquifers of the Datong basin, northern China

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 493-502

  Xie, Xianjun ^a   Wang, Yanxin ^a   Duan, Mengyu ^a   Liu, Huaiqing ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aquifer sediments; Arsenic; Datong basin; Geochemistry; Mobilization; Redox condition

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FRESH WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; MOBILIZATION; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEDIMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; MANGANESE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; DATONG BASIN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANXI;

EID: 67650233640     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9204-7     Document Type: Article

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