Distribution and mobility of geogenic arsenic in the shallow aquifers of the northeast of La Pampa, Argentina
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Paper/Presentation Title | Distribution and mobility of geogenic arsenic in the shallow aquifers of the northeast of La Pampa, Argentina |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Aullon Alcaine, A. (Author), Sandhi, A. (Author), Bhattacharya, P. (Author), Jacks, G. (Author), Bundschuh, J. (Author), Thunvik, R. (Author), Schulz, C. (Author) and Morth, C. M. (Author) |
Editors | Ng, Jack C., Noller, Barry N., Naidu, Ravi, Bundschuh, Jochen and Bhattacharya, Prosun |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (AS 2012) |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISBN | 9780415637633 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/0.1201/b12522-59 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/b12522-59/distribution-mobility-geogenic-arsenic-shallow-aquifers-northeast-la-pampa-argentina-aull%C3%B3n-alcaine-sandhi-bhattacharya-jacks-bundschuh-thunvik-schulz-m%C3%B6rth |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/b12522/understanding-geological-medical-interface-arsenic-2012-ravi-naidu-jack-ng-jochen-bundschuh-barry-noller-prosun-bhattacharya?refId=81a7bb4d-6b94-45f5-acdb-fab8ff8c6432&context=ubx |
Conference/Event | 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment: Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic (AS 2012) |
Event Details | 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment: Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic (AS 2012) Parent International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (AS) Event Date 22 to end of 27 Jul 2012 Event Location Cairns, Australia |
Abstract | Groundwater contamination with elevated arsenic (As) and other toxic trace elements has been studied in the central part of the vast Chaco-Pampean Plain, in the city of Quemu Quemu, northeastern La Pampa, Argentina. The groundwater samples were mostly alkaline with pH ranging up to 9.18, oxidizing and characterized by high EC. The concentration of total As (5.58-535 µg/L) and fluoride (0.5-14.2 mg/L) in some samples exceeded the recommended WHO drinking water guideline and the Argentine national drinking water standard. Arsenic was positively correlated with HCO3-, F-, B and V. Long-term consumption of the groundwater could pose a severe health threat for the local community. |
Keywords | arsenic; groundwater; geochemistry; fluoride; arsenic |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410402. Environmental assessment and monitoring |
370302. Inorganic geochemistry | |
410406. Natural resource management | |
379999. Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified | |
410404. Environmental management | |
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Byline Affiliations | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
National University of La Pampa, Argentina | |
Stockholm University, Sweden | |
University of Queensland | |
University of South Australia | |
National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1w55/distribution-and-mobility-of-geogenic-arsenic-in-the-shallow-aquifers-of-the-northeast-of-la-pampa-argentina
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