Reactivity and speciation of mineral-associated arsenic in seasonal and permanent wetlands of the Mekong Delta

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 171, Issue , 2015, Pages 143-155

  Stuckey, Jason W ^a   Schaefer, Michael V ^a   Benner, Shawn G ^b   Fendorf, Scott ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; IRON OXIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT CORE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WETLAND;

MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 84942546584     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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