Distribution of geogenic arsenic in hydrologic systems: controls and challenges
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Article Title | Distribution of geogenic arsenic in hydrologic systems: controls and challenges |
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ERA Journal ID | 3511 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Mukherjee, Abhijit (Author), Bhattacharya, Prosun (Author), Savage, Kaye (Author), Foster, Andrea (Author) and Bundschuh, Jochen (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Contaminant Hydrology |
Journal Citation | 99 (1-4), pp. 1-7 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0169-7722 |
1873-6009 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.04.002 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169772208000533 |
Abstract | The presence of elevated concentration of arsenic (As) in natural hydrologic systems is regarded as the most formidable environmental crisis in the contemporary world. With its substantial presence in the drinking water of more than thirty countries worldwide, and with an affected population of more than 100 million, it has been termed as the largest mass poisoning in human history. In this special issue, we have tried to provide the most recent research advances on controls and challenges of this severe groundwater contaminant. The articles in this issue, originally presented in the 2006 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, address the distribution of As in various geologic and geographic settings, the controls of redox and other geochemical parameters on its spatial and temporal variability, the influence of sedimentology and stratigraphy on its occurrence, and mechanisms controlling its mobility. The knowledge available from these studies should provide a roadmap for future research in arsenic contamination hydrology. |
Keywords | arsenic; groundwater; drinking water; redox; sediment |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400411. Water treatment processes |
400499. Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Texas at Austin, United States |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | |
Vanderbilt University, United States | |
United States Geological Survey, United States | |
Costa Rican Institute of Electricity, Costa Rica | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2q1w/distribution-of-geogenic-arsenic-in-hydrologic-systems-controls-and-challenges
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