Hydrogeochemistry and arsenic contamination of groundwater in the Jianghan Plain, central China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-93

  Gan, Yiqun ^a   Wang, Yanxin ^a   Duan, Yanhua ^a   Deng, Yamin ^a   Guo, Xinxin ^a   Ding, Xufeng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

High arsenic groundwater; Jianghan Plain; Reducing condition

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; JIANGHAN PLAINS; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; REDUCING CONDITIONS;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MANGANESE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHINA; HUBEI; JIANGHAN PLAIN;

EID: 84893700482     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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