Enrichment of arsenic in surface water, stream sediments and soils in Tibet

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-116

  Li, Shehong ^a,b   Wang, Mingguo ^a   Yang, Qiang ^b,c   Wang, Hui ^a   Zhu, Jianming ^a   Zheng, Baoshan ^a   Zheng, Yan ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Geothermal; Sediment; Soil; Surface water; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC ENRICHMENTS; BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER; GEOTHERMAL; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; TIBET;

ARSENIC; CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; HOT SPRINGS; LAKES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

RIVERS;

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRAINAGE BASIN; ENRICHMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LEACHING; POINT SOURCE; SALINE LAKE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STREAMWATER; THERMAL SPRING; WATER CHEMISTRY; WELL WATER;

BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN; CHINA; INDUS RIVER; XIZANG;

EID: 84888440629     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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