Geochemistry of trace elements and water quality assessment of natural water within the Tarim River Basin in the extreme arid region, NW China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 118-126

  Xiao, Jun ^a   Jin, Zhangdong ^a   Wang, Jin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Tarim River Basin; Trace element; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BORON CONCENTRATIONS; CARBONATE WEATHERING; EVAPORITE DISSOLUTION; TARIM RIVER BASIN; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

ARID REGIONS; GALLIUM; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD; LITHIUM; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NICKEL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; TIN; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS; ZINC;

TITANIUM;

ALKALINE WATER; ARID REGION; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED LOAD; EVAPORITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84888135385     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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