Arsenic enrichment in groundwater of the alluvial aquifers in Bangladesh: an overview

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AHMED K. Matin BHATTACHARYA Prosun HASAN M. Aziz AKHTER S. Humayun ALAM S.M.Mahbub BHUYIAN M.A.Hossain IMAM M. Badrul KHAN Aftab A. ŠRÁČEK Ondřej

Year of publication 2004
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Applied Geochemistry
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Field Geology and mineralogy
Keywords arsenic Bangladesh
Description Groundwater in Bangladesh is enriched in arsenic. Arsenic is released by reductive dissolution of ferric oxides and hydroxides. Concentrations of dissolved iron are influenced by precipitation of siderite and vivianite. Arsenic release mechanisms are discussed.
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