Ultramafic-derived arsenic in a fractured bedrock aquifer

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 444-457

  Ryan, Peter C ^a   Kim, Jonathan ^b   Wall, Andrew J ^c   Moen, Jonathan C ^a   Corenthal, Lilly G ^a   Chow, Daniel R ^a   Sullivan, Colleen M ^a   Bright, Kevin S ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Vermont Geological Survey   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PH; ANTIGORITE; ARSENIC MOBILITY; FRACTURED BEDROCK AQUIFER; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; HYDROCHEMICALS; LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; METABASALTIC ROCKS; MONITORING WELLS; SEQUENTIAL CHEMICAL EXTRACTION; STUDY AREAS; SUBDUCTING SLABS; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS; VERMONT;

ALKALINITY; ANTIMONY; AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRON ORES; KAOLINITE; LITHOLOGY; MAGNESITE; MINERALOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; WELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ARSENIC; BEDROCK; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; ELEMENT MOBILITY; EXTRACTION METHOD; FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; METABASALT; METASOMATISM; PH; PHYLLITE; RECHARGE; SCHIST; SERPENTINE; TALC; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

EID: 79952625819     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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