Dynamic behaviors of water levels and arsenic concentration in shallow groundwater from the Hetao Basin, Inner Mongolia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 130-140

  Guo, Huaming ^a,b   Zhang, Yang ^a   Jia, Yongfeng ^a,b   Zhao, Kai ^a,b   Li, Yuan ^a,b   Tang, Xiaohui ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquifer; As species; China; Hydrogeochemistry; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; AS SPECIES; CHINA; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; REDUCING CONDITIONS; REDUCTIVE DESORPTION; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

AQUIFERS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; REDOX REACTIONS; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; REDOX POTENTIAL; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CHINA; HETAO BASIN; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84888434659     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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