Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes

© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London. The natural occurrence of high dissolved Arsenic (As) in groundwater is quiet common and has been reported from almost entire globe. Nevertheless the scale of problem is most severe in several countries of South and South East Asia, notably in BDP (Bengal...

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Main Authors: Kundu, A., Biswas, A., Bhowmick, S., Chatterjee, D., Mukherjee, Abhijit, Neidhardt, H., Berner, Z., Bhattacharya, P.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67364
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author Kundu, A.
Biswas, A.
Bhowmick, S.
Chatterjee, D.
Mukherjee, Abhijit
Neidhardt, H.
Berner, Z.
Bhattacharya, P.
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Biswas, A.
Bhowmick, S.
Chatterjee, D.
Mukherjee, Abhijit
Neidhardt, H.
Berner, Z.
Bhattacharya, P.
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description © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London. The natural occurrence of high dissolved Arsenic (As) in groundwater is quiet common and has been reported from almost entire globe. Nevertheless the scale of problem is most severe in several countries of South and South East Asia, notably in BDP (Bengal Delta Plain). Different As release mechanism has been put forward to explain As enrichment in groundwater. The groundwater As distribution and their relationship with land-use pattern suggest that As release is influenced by local conditions (e.g. sanitation, presence of surface water, agricultural practice). High rate of groundwater withdrawl can accelerate As mobilization by enhancing the transport of degradable organic matter with recharge water from the surface.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-673642018-05-18T07:58:13Z Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes Kundu, A. Biswas, A. Bhowmick, S. Chatterjee, D. Mukherjee, Abhijit Neidhardt, H. Berner, Z. Bhattacharya, P. © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London. The natural occurrence of high dissolved Arsenic (As) in groundwater is quiet common and has been reported from almost entire globe. Nevertheless the scale of problem is most severe in several countries of South and South East Asia, notably in BDP (Bengal Delta Plain). Different As release mechanism has been put forward to explain As enrichment in groundwater. The groundwater As distribution and their relationship with land-use pattern suggest that As release is influenced by local conditions (e.g. sanitation, presence of surface water, agricultural practice). High rate of groundwater withdrawl can accelerate As mobilization by enhancing the transport of degradable organic matter with recharge water from the surface. 2016 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67364 restricted
spellingShingle Kundu, A.
Biswas, A.
Bhowmick, S.
Chatterjee, D.
Mukherjee, Abhijit
Neidhardt, H.
Berner, Z.
Bhattacharya, P.
Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes
title Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes
title_full Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes
title_fullStr Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes
title_full_unstemmed Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes
title_short Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes
title_sort variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the bengal basin: controlling geochemical processes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67364