Environmental science - Poisoned waters traced to source

被引：24

作者：

Harvey, Charles F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2008年 / 454卷 / 7203期

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D O I：

10.1038/454415a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

South Asia's well-water is widely polluted with arsenic, but no one has located the source. A study on the Mekong River finds that contamination begins in pond sediments, and is spread by groundwater flow to wells.

引用

页码：415 / 416

页数：2

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Polizzotto, Matthew L. ;

Kocar, Benjamin D. ;

Benner, Shawn G. ;

Sampson, Michael ;

Fendorf, Scott .

NATURE, 2008, 454 (7203) :505-U5

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