Arsenic species in drinking water wells in the USA with high arsenic concentrations

Water Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 156-169

  Sorg, Thomas J ^a   Chen, Abraham S C ^b   Wang, Lili ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ALSA Tech   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Drinking water; Speciation: well water

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GROUNDWATER; WATER WELLS;

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC SPECIATION; ARSENIC SPECIES; DOMINANT SPECIES; DRINKING WATER WELLS; OXIDATION STATE; OXYANIONS; SPECIATION: WELL WATER; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; WELL WATER;

POTABLE WATER;

ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; WELL WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY; WELL WATER;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

UNITED STATES;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84888428437     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.016     Document Type: Article

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