Inorganic arsenic and iron(II) distributions in sediment porewaters investigated by a combined DGTcolourimetric DET technique

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-40

  Bennett, William W ^a   Teasdale, Peter R ^a   Welsh, David T ^a   Panther, Jared G ^a   Stewart, Ryan R ^a   Price, Helen L ^b   Jolley, Dianne F ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DIFFUSION; HEALTH RISK; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MESOCOSM; POREWATER; RESOLUTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84857612421     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN11074     Document Type: Article

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