Occurrence of Cr(VI) in drinking water of Greece and relation to the geological background

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 281, Issue , 2015, Pages 2-11

  Kaprara, E ^a   Kazakis, N ^a   Simeonidis, K ^b   Coles, S ^a   Zouboulis, A I ^a   Samaras, P ^c   Mitrakas, M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Hexavalent chromium; Natural origin; Ultramafic rocks

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALS; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

CATALYZED OXIDATION; GEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND; GEOLOGICAL SUBSTRATES; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; LEACHING MECHANISM; NATURAL ORIGIN; SALT CONCENTRATION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

BICARBONATE; CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE OXIDE; SERPENTINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAP WATER; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERAL; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; OXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SERPENTINE; SOLUBILIZATION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; GEOLOGY; GREECE; LEACHING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NEOGENE; OXIDATION; PH; ROCK; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHERING; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; WATER POLLUTANT;

GREECE;

CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GREECE; GROUNDWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84921902092     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.06.084     Document Type: Article

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