Distribution and Enrichment Factors of High-Arsenic Groundwater in Inland Arid Area of P. R. China: A Case Study of the Shihezi Area, Xinjiang

Exposure and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-13

  Zeng, Yanyan ^a,b   Zhou, Yinzhu ^c,d   Zhou, Jinlong ^a,b   Jia, Ruiliang ^a,b   Wu, Jichun ^e  

^a XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xinjiang Water Resources Department   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Enrichment factors; High arsenic groundwater; Inverse geochemical modeling; The Shihezi area, Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; ARSENIC; COAL SEAM; DISSOLUTION; ENRICHMENT; FLUORITE; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; RUNOFF; TRANSITION ZONE;

CHINA; SHIHEZI; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 85006789278     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-016-0241-7     Document Type: Article

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