Spatial distribution of arsenic in groundwater of southern Nepal

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 218, Issue , 2012, Pages 125-140

  Yadav, Ishwar Chandra ^a   Singh, Surendra ^a   Devi, Ningombam Linthoingambi ^b   Mohan, Devendra ^c   Pahari, Madhav ^d   Tater, Pratap Singh ^e   Shakya, Birendra Man ^f  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

^e CHHINMASTA Consultancy Private Limited   (Nepal)

^f Department of Water Supply and Sewerage   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER;

CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NEPAL; REVIEW; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; NEPAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84860549114     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3137-4_3     Document Type: Review

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