Groundwater quality beneath an Asian megacity on a delta: Kolkata’s (Calcutta’s) disappearing arsenic and present manganese

Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, exploits groundwater for public water-supply. The groundwater has been reported to be widely polluted by arsenic (As). Analysis for As in 280 groundwaters from across Kolkata, failed to detect As concentrations >10 μg/L from natural processes. Arsenic con...

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Main Authors: McArthur, J.M., Sikdar, P.K., Leng, M.J., Ghosal, U., Sen, I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ACS Publications 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51336/