Groundwater characteristics in the shallow aquifers of Huhhot region in Inner Mongolia, PR China: Implications on the mobilisation of arsenic

Bhattacharya, Prosun; Shi, Fei; Šráček,  Ondřej; Jacks, Gunnar; Bundschuh, Jochen

Groundwater characteristics in the shallow aquifers of Huhhot region in Inner Mongolia, PR China: Implications on the mobilisation of arsenic

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Authors	BHATTACHARYA Prosun SHI Fei ŠRÁČEK Ondřej JACKS Gunnar BUNDSCHUH Jochen
Year of publication	2006
Type	Article in Proceedings
Conference	Natural Arsenic in Groundwaters of Latin America
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Field	Geochemistry
Keywords	arsenic; reducing conditions; mobilisation; Inner Mongolia; China
Description	There are high natural concentrations of arsenic in shallow aquifers of Huhhot region in Inner Mongolia. They are linked to anareobic environment with high dissolved concentrations of iron and manganese. Sulfate reduction was also observed. Alternatives for water treatment were suggested.
Related projects:	Geological Processes and their Environmental Impact - Contact of the Variscides and Alpides