Arsenic pollution in the groundwater of Simav Plain, Turkey: Its impact on water quality and human health

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 205, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 43-62

  Gunduz, Orhan ^a   Simsek, Celalettin ^a   Hasozbek, Altug ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arsenic pollution; Cu Pb Zn mine waste; Groundwater quality; Human health; Rock water interaction; Simav Plain Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HUMAN HEALTH; MINE WASTES; ROCK WATER INTERACTION;

AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEALTH; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAD; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINING; POLLUTION; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; COPPER; GROUND WATER; LEAD; SULFUR; ZINC;

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; CANCER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINE WASTE; SAMPLING; UPLAND REGION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

KUTAHYA [TURKEY]; SIMAV PLAIN; TURKEY;

EID: 75049085531     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-0055-3     Document Type: Article

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