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
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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.
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