355
Views
21
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Papers: Environment

Vertical distribution of arsenic in ganges delta sediments in Deuli Village, Bangladesh

, , , , &
Pages 567-574 | Received 25 Dec 2002, Accepted 16 Jun 2003, Published online: 22 Nov 2011

References

  • Berner , RA . 1984 . Sedimentary pyrite formation: An update . Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 48 : 605 – 615 .
  • Berner , RA and Raiswell , R . 1984 . C / S method for distinguishing freshwater from marine sedimentary rocks . Geology , 12 : 365 – 368 .
  • Bose , P and Sharma , A . 2002 . Role of iron in controlling speciation and mobilization of arsenic in subsurface enviromnent . Water Res. , 36 : 4916 – 4926 .
  • Calvert , SE and Pedersen , TF . 1993 . Geochemistry of recent oxic and anoxic maline sediments: implication for the geological record . Marine Geol. , 113 : 67 – 88 .
  • DHC (Dhaka Community Hospital Trust) . 1998 . “ The arsenic problem in Bangladesh: An introduction to the country and its arsenic situation ” . In Proceedings of International Conference on Arsenic Pollution of Ground Water in Bangladesh: Cause, Effects and Remedies (in Dhaka) 27 – 30 .
  • Eskenazy , GM . 1995 . Geochemistry of arsenic and antimony in Bulgarian coal . Chem. Geol. , 119 : 239 – 254 .
  • Frost , RR and Griffin , RA . 1977 . Effect of pH on adsorption of arsenic and selenium from landfill leachate by clays minerals . Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. , 41 : 53 – 57 .
  • Goldberg , S and Glaubig , RA . 1988 . Anion sorption on a calcareous, nontmorillonitic soil-arsenic . Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. , 2 : 1297 – 1300 .
  • Huerta-Diaz , MA and Morse , JW . 1992 . Pyritization of trace metals in anoxic marine sediments . Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 56 : 2681 – 2702 .
  • Kim , MJ , Ahn , KH and Jung , Y . 2002 . Distribution of inorganic arsenic species in mine tailings of abandoned mines from Korea . Chemosphere , 49 : 307 – 312 .
  • Koyama , T and Shibuya , M . 1973 . Studies on the method for determination of total arsenic in soils . Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. , 44 : 177 – 182 . (in Japanese)
  • Lyons , TW and Berner , RA . 1992 . Carbon-sulfur-iron systematics of the uppermost deep-water sediments of the Black Sea . Chem. Geol. , 99 : 1 – 27 .
  • Manning , BA and Goldberg , S . 1997 . Adsorption and stability of Arsenic(III) at the clay mineral-water interface . Environ. Sci. Technol. , 31 : 2005 – 2011 .
  • Matera , V and Hecho , IL . 2001 . “ Arsenic behavior in contaminated soil: Mobility and speciation ” . In Heavy Metals Release in Soils , Edited by: Selim , HM and Sparks , DL . 191 – 206 . Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press .
  • Mok , WM and Wai , CM . 1994 . “ Mobilization of arsenic in contaminated river waters ” . In Arsenic in the Environment. Part 1: Cycling and Characterization , Edited by: Nriagu , JO . 99 – 118 . New York : John Wiley and Sons .
  • Nickson , RT , McArthur , JM , Ravescroft , P , Burgess , WG and Ahmed , KM . 2000 . Mechanism of arsenic release to groundwater, Bangladesh and West Bengal . Appl. Geochem. , 15 : 403 – 413 .
  • Norrish , HW and Hutton , JT . 1969 . An accurate X-ray spectrographic method for the analysis of wide range of geologic samples . Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 33 : 431 – 453 .
  • Ogasawara , M . 1987 . Trace element analysis of rock samples by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, using Rh tube . Bull. Geol. Surv . Jpn. , 38 : 57 – 68 . (in Japanese)
  • Pierce , ML and Moore , CB . 1982 . Adsorption of arsenite and arsenate on amorphous iron hydroxide . Water Res. , 16 : 1247 – 1253 .
  • Rousscl , C , Bril , H and Fernandez , A . 2000 . Arsenic speciation: involvement in Evaluation of environmental impact caused by mine wastes . J. Environ. Qual. , 29 : 182 – 188 .
  • Sampei , Y , Matsumoto , E , Kamei , T and Tokuoka , T . 1997 . Sulfur and organic carbon relationship in sediments from costal brackish lake in the Shimane peninsula district, southwest Japan . Geochem. J. , 31 : 245 – 262 .
  • Terashima , S , Inazumi , A and Ishihara , S . 1981 . Carbon and sulfur contents of pelitic rocks from Chugoku and Shikoku in Japan . Bull. Geol. Surv. Jpn. , 32 : 167 – 181 . (in Japanese)
  • Thanabalasingam , P and Pickering , WF . 1986 . Arsenic sorption by humic acids . Environ. Pollut. , 12 : 233 – 246 .
  • Tribovillard , N-P , Desprairies , A , Lallier-Verges , E , Bertrand , P , Moureau , N , Ramdani , A and Ramanampisoa , L . 1994 . Geochemical study of organic-matter rich cycles from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation of Yorkshire (UK): productivity versus anoxia . Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimat. Palaeoeco. , 108 : 165 – 181 .
  • Yokota , H , Tanabe , K , Akiyoshi , Y , Kawahara , K , Hashiguchi , M , Thushima , S , Khan , AW , Ahmed , A and Hadi , A . 1997 . The largest arsenic pollution of groundwater in Ganges DeltaThe report of Samta Village—. . Earth Sci. Sci. Movement (Chigaku Kyoiku to Kagaku Undo), Special Edition , : 95 – 104 . (in Japanese)

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.