Geogenic Cr oxidation on the surface of mafic minerals and the hydrogeological conditions influencing hexavalent chromium concentrations in groundwater

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 514, Issue , 2015, Pages 224-238

  Kazakis, N ^a   Kantiranis, N ^a   Voudouris, K S ^a   Mitrakas, M ^a   Kaprara, E ^a   Pavlou, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anthemountas basin; Cr Mn rich mafic minerals; Greece; Groundwater; Hexavalent chromium; Porosity type

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MINERALS; SEDIMENTS; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

ANTHEMOUNTAS BASIN; CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION; GREECE; GROUNDWATER VELOCITY; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; SOILS AND SEDIMENTS;

CHROMIUM;

AMPHIBOLE; CHROMIUM; GROUND WATER; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; SERPENTINE; SURFACE WATER; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOGENIC SOURCE; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAFIC ROCK; MANGANESE; OXIDATION; POROSITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOLOGY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; CHEMISTRY; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHEMOUNTAS BASIN; CENTRAL MACEDONIA; GREECE;

CHROMIUM; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84922378521     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.080     Document Type: Article

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