Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India

The water quality and chemistry of the groundwater samples collected from rural West Bengal have been investigated. The investigation focuses on the multiple As mobilization processes taking place simultaneously. The groundwater arsenic (As) distribution and their relationships with land-use pattern...

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Main Authors: Chatterjee, D., Majumder, S., Biswas, A., Sarkar, S., Kundu, A., Mukherjee, Abhijit, Bhowmick, S., Roman-Ross, G., Neidhardt, H., Berner, Z.
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Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68126
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author Chatterjee, D.
Majumder, S.
Biswas, A.
Sarkar, S.
Kundu, A.
Mukherjee, Abhijit
Bhowmick, S.
Roman-Ross, G.
Chatterjee, D.
Neidhardt, H.
Berner, Z.
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Majumder, S.
Biswas, A.
Sarkar, S.
Kundu, A.
Mukherjee, Abhijit
Bhowmick, S.
Roman-Ross, G.
Chatterjee, D.
Neidhardt, H.
Berner, Z.
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description The water quality and chemistry of the groundwater samples collected from rural West Bengal have been investigated. The investigation focuses on the multiple As mobilization processes taking place simultaneously. The groundwater arsenic (As) distribution and their relationships with land-use pattern suggest the influence of local conditions (e.g. sanitation, presence of surface water bodies, agricultural practice). The As release mechanism is complex with observation of patchy (spatio-vertical heterogeneity) As hot spots. Unique/individual mechanism is difficult to link with the heterogeneous distribution of As. Local conditions may contribute to some extent to explain the heterogeneity in arsenic distribution and mobilization pattern along with geology and hydrogeology. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-681262018-05-18T08:00:57Z Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India Chatterjee, D. Majumder, S. Biswas, A. Sarkar, S. Kundu, A. Mukherjee, Abhijit Bhowmick, S. Roman-Ross, G. Chatterjee, D. Neidhardt, H. Berner, Z. The water quality and chemistry of the groundwater samples collected from rural West Bengal have been investigated. The investigation focuses on the multiple As mobilization processes taking place simultaneously. The groundwater arsenic (As) distribution and their relationships with land-use pattern suggest the influence of local conditions (e.g. sanitation, presence of surface water bodies, agricultural practice). The As release mechanism is complex with observation of patchy (spatio-vertical heterogeneity) As hot spots. Unique/individual mechanism is difficult to link with the heterogeneous distribution of As. Local conditions may contribute to some extent to explain the heterogeneity in arsenic distribution and mobilization pattern along with geology and hydrogeology. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68126 restricted
spellingShingle Chatterjee, D.
Majumder, S.
Biswas, A.
Sarkar, S.
Kundu, A.
Mukherjee, Abhijit
Bhowmick, S.
Roman-Ross, G.
Chatterjee, D.
Neidhardt, H.
Berner, Z.
Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India
title Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India
title_full Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India
title_fullStr Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India
title_full_unstemmed Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India
title_short Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India
title_sort spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of west bengal, india
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68126