Fluoride and arsenic hydrogeochemistry of groundwater at Yuncheng basin, Northern China

Geochemistry International

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 868-881

  Khair, Anas M ^a   Li, Chengcheng ^a   Hu, Qinhong ^a,b   Gao, Xubo ^a,c   Wanga, Yanxin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; China; Fluoride; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Yuncheng basin

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUORSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; NITRATES;

ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER; CHINA; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; PH DEPENDENT ADSORPTIONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YUNCHENG BASIN;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY;

CHINA; SHANXI; YUNCHENG BASIN;

EID: 84907613293     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: 15561968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016702914100024     Document Type: Article

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