Origin of hexavalent chromium in groundwater: The example of Sarigkiol Basin, Northern Greece

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 593-594, Issue , 2017, Pages 552-566

  Kazakis, N ^a   Kantiranis, N ^a   Kalaitzidou, K ^a   Kaprara, M ^a   Mitrakas, M ^a   Frei, R ^b   Vargemezis, G ^a   Tsourlos, P ^a   Zouboulis, A ^a   Filippidis, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chromium isotopes; Cr(VI) presence; Dispersion of fly ash; Electric resistivity tomography; Factor analysis; Ophiolitic rocks

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLY ASH; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LIGNITE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; ROCK PRODUCTS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WEATHERING;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; DETERIORATION FACTOR; ELECTRIC RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; FLY ASH DISPOSAL; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HYDRAULIC CONNECTION; ROCK WEATHERING; SEDIMENTS AND WATERS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM; GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLY ASH; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFILTRATION; OPHIOLITE; TOMOGRAPHY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; FLY ASH; GREECE; ROCK; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

GREECE; KOZANI; WESTERN MACEDONIA;

EID: 85016152769     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.128     Document Type: Article

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