Geochemical processes controlling the groundwater transport of contaminants released by a dump in an arid region of México

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 609-621

  Gómez Puentes, Francisco J ^a,b   Reyes López, Jaime A ^a   López, Dina L ^c   Carreón Diazconti, Concepción ^a   Belmonte Jiménez, Salvador ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b Mexicali Institute of Technology   (Mexico)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dump site; Groundwater evaporation; Heavy metals; Mexicali; PHREEQC; Semiarid zones

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INCINERATION; LAND FILL; LEAD; METALS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; DUMP SITE; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; GROUNDWATER TRANSPORT; MEXICALI; PHREEQC; SEMIARID ZONE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84927123131     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2456-2     Document Type: Article

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