Eolian transport of geogenic hexavalent chromium to ground water

Ground Water

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-29

  Wood, Warren W ^a   Clark, David ^b   Imes, Jeffrey L ^b   Councell, Terry B ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Marketing Services Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABU DHABI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; ADVECTIVE FLOW; ARID ENVIRONMENTS; COATED PARTICLES; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; GEOGENIC; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUND WATER SYSTEMS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MANGANESE OXIDE COATING; OMAN OPHIOLITE; RAIN WATER;

AQUIFERS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; OLIVINE; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RAIN; SILICATE MINERALS;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION;

AQUIFER; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHROMIUM; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MANGANESE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPHIOLITE; RAINWATER; RECHARGE; REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; OMAN; OMAN MOUNTAINS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 73349122866     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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