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Groundwater chemistry and arsenic mobilization in the Holocene flood plains in south-central Bangladesh
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology, University of Dhaka, Masaryk University, University of South Australia
Published InEnvironmental Geochemistry and Health
Year2009
Citations87
Abstract
A comparative study of arsenic enrichment in the Bengal Delta (BD) was carried out in three alluvial aquifers in south-central Bangladesh. Investigated sites included Sonargaon in Narayanganj, Chandina in Comilla and Sirajdikhan in Munshiganj districts. At all sites samples from different depths were collected, and water chemistry and redox status vs. depth trends were determined. The concentrations of DOC and HCO(3)(-) were highest at Sirajdikhan site, while at the Sonargaon and Chandina sites the concentrations were lower. On the contrary, the NH(4)(+) concentration was high at the Chandina site as compared to the other sites. There was a good match between dissolved As and Fe at the Sirajdikhan and Sonargaon sites, but not at the Chandina site. The dissolved aqueous…
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