Environmental behavior of arsenic in a mining zone: Zimapán, Mexico

Natural Arsenic in Groundwater: Occurrence, Remediation and Management - Proceedings of the Pre-Congress Workshop "Natural Arsenic in Groundwater (BWO 06)", 32nd International Geological Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 125-130

  Armienta, M A ^a   Rodriguez R ^a   Cruz, O ^a   Aguayo, A ^a   Ceniceros, N ^a   Villasenor G ^a   Ongley, L K ^b   Mango, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Oak Hill High School   (United States)

^c Castleton State College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVOIRS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; ME-XICO; MINING WASTE; OXYHYDROXIDES; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SHALLOW WELLS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; PILES; SLAGS; SORPTION; TAILINGS;

ARSENIC;

EID: 84856860411     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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