Geological origin of arsenic groundwater contamination in Bihar, India

Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic, As 2012 - 4th International Congress: Arsenic in the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 85-87

  Ghosh, A K ^a   Bose, N ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Bruining, H ^b   Lourma, S ^b   Donselaar, M E ^b   Bhatt, A G ^b  

^a A N COLLEGE   (India)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRON; MICA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRATIGRAPHY;

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC CONTENT; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC MATERIALS; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; SANDY DEPOSITS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84864885578     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/b12522-34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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