Geochemistry of tungsten and arsenic in aquifer systems: A comparative study of groundwaters from west bengal, india, and nevada, usa

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mohajerin, T Jade ^a   Neal, Andrew W ^b   Telfeyan, Katherine ^a   Sasihharan, Sankar M ^b   Ford, Sophie ^b   Yang, Ningfang ^a   Chevis, Darren A ^a   Grimm, Deborah A ^c   Datta, Saugata ^b   White, Christopher D ^d   Johannesson, Karen H ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Groundwater; India; Nevada; Tungsten; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION; INDIA; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; NEVADA; SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODELING; TUNGSTEN CONCENTRATIONS; WEST BENGAL;

ALKALINITY; AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MANGANESE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS;

TUNGSTEN;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; APATITE; ARSENIC; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON OXIDE; TUNGSTEN;

ADSORPTION; AQUIFER; ARSENIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; MOBILIZATION; PH; TUNGSTEN;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; PH; POND; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

INDIA; MURSHIDABAD; NEVADA; UNITED STATES; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84888805659     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-013-1792-x     Document Type: Article

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