An analysis of the relationship between land use and arsenic, vanadium, nitrate and boron contamination in the Gulf Coast aquifer of Texas

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 389, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 214-226

  Glenn, Stephanie M ^a   James Lester, L ^a  

^a HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer characteristics; Environmental monitoring; Groundwater contamination; Groundwater management; Gulf Coast aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; GULF COAST; GULF COAST AQUIFER;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEALTH RISKS; OIL FIELDS; VANADIUM; VANADIUM ALLOYS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WELLS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; BORON; COASTAL AQUIFER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS WELL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; LAND USE; NITRATE; OIL FIELD; OIL WELL; VANADIUM; WELL WATER;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954387497     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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