Geochemical Evaluation of Arsenic and Manganese in Shallow Groundwater and Core Sediment in Singair Upazila, Central Bangladesh

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 5585-5601

  Halim, M A ^a   Majumder, Ratan K ^b   Rasul, G ^b   Hirosiro, Y ^c   Sasaki, K ^c   Shimada, J ^d   Jinno, K ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission   (Bangladesh)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Core sediment; Groundwater; Manganese; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904191890     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-014-1111-x     Document Type: Article

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