Interacting Effect of pH, Phosphate and Time on the Release of Arsenic from Polluted River Sediments (Anllóns River, Spain)

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-306

  Rubinos, David A ^a   Iglesias, Luz ^a   Díaz Fierros, Francisco ^a   Barral, María Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Kinetics; pH; Phosphate; Remobilisation; River; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DISSOLUTION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PH; PHOSPHATE; REACTION KINETICS; REMOBILIZATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANLLONS RIVER; GALICIA [SPAIN]; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 79957501377     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-011-9135-2     Document Type: Article

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