Speciation and behavior of arsenic in evaporation basins, California, USA

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1599-1612

  Ryu, Ji Hun ^a   Gao, Suduan ^b   Tanji, Kenneth K ^c  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Evaporation basins; Redox chemistry; Sequential extraction; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ARSENIC ASSOCIATIONS; AS SPECIES; BEHAVIOR IN SEDIMENTS; CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA , USA; DIMETHYLARSINIC ACIDS; DISPOSAL FACILITIES; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; FLOW PATH; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MAJOR FACTORS; MONOMETHYLARSONIC ACIDS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDIZING CONDITIONS; REDOX CHEMISTRY; REDOX CONDITION; REDUCING CONDITIONS; RISK ELEMENTS; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SPECIATION; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGES; TERMINAL FLOW;

ARSENIC; CARBONATE MINERALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LAKES; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; POSITIVE IONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

CATCHMENTS;

ACCUMULATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRAINAGE WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPORATION; FRACTIONATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMMOBILIZATION; MOBILITY; POND; REDOX CONDITIONS; RISK FACTOR; SALINE INTRUSION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SUBSURFACE FLOW; TRANSFORMATION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049285273     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0473-y     Document Type: Article

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