Contamination of groundwater by arsenic and other constituents in an industrial complex

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-79

  Lee, Jin Yong ^a   Moon, Sang Ho ^b   Yun, Seong Taek ^c  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Dyeing industry complex; Groundwater contamination; National groundwater monitoring station; Republic of Korea

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; ARSENIC POLLUTION; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; DYEING WASTEWATER; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; LOW LEVEL; MULTIPLE SOURCE; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE; OCCURRENCE PATTERN; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PYRITE OXIDATION; REDOX POTENTIALS; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SHALLOW AQUIFERS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SHALLOW WELLS; SOURCE MECHANISMS;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DYEING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PHENOLS; POLLUTION; REDOX REACTIONS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DYE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PYRITE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER; WELL WATER;

KOREA;

EID: 77954057370     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0170-x     Document Type: Article

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