Evaluation of processes controlling the geochemical constituents in deep groundwater in Bangladesh: Spatial variability on arsenic and boron enrichment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 50-62

  Halim, M A ^a,b   Majumder, R K ^a   Nessa, S A ^b   Hiroshiro, Y ^b   Sasaki, K ^b   Saha, B B ^c   Saepuloh, A ^d   Jinno, K ^b  

^a Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission   (Bangladesh)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Boron; Deep groundwater; Geochemical constituents; Geochemical model; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABLE LIMIT; AFFECTED AREA; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; BANGLADESH; BORON CONCENTRATIONS; BRACKISH WATER; CATION EXCHANGES; DEEP GROUNDWATERS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DOMINANT PROCESS; DRINKING WATER; GEOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; GEOCHEMICAL MODELS; HIGH-CONTENT; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; ION CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYHYDROXIDES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; SATURATION INDEX; SILICATE WEATHERING; SPATIAL TRENDS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STRONG CORRELATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ION EXCHANGE; IRON ORES; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; PROCESS CONTROL; SILICATES; WEATHERING;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ARSENIC; BORON; CALCIUM ION; CARBON; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORIDE ION; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; SEA WATER; SILICATE; SODIUM ION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARSENIC; BORON; DEEP WATER; DISSOLUTION; DRINKING WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; CLIMATE; EVALUATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; BORON; CLIMATE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77956220779     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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