Anoxic, ethanolic, and cool - An improved method for thioarsenate preservation in iron-rich waters

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue , 2015, Pages 224-233

  Suess, Elke ^a,b   Mehlhorn, Judith ^a   Planer Friedrich, Britta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BEVERAGES; FREEZING; IONIC STRENGTH; IRON;

ARSENIC SPECIATION; ARSENITE OXIDATION; BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES; CZECH REPUBLIC; HIGH IONIC STRENGTH; NATURAL WATERS; PRESERVATION METHODS; WATER SAMPLES;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ARSENATE; ARSENITE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ETHANOL; IRON; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PRESERVATION; SOLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER CHEMISTRY;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84929648498     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.11.017     Document Type: Article

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