Arsenic cycling in the Earth's crust and hydrosphere: Interaction between naturally occurring arsenic and human activities

H Masuda - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2018 - Springer
Field-based research on naturally occurring arsenic contamination of surface waters and
groundwaters and the mechanisms of contamination are reviewed. The distribution of …

Arsenic speciation in solids using X-ray absorption spectroscopy

AL Foster, CS Kim - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is an in situ, minimallydestructive,
element-specific, molecular-scale structural probe that has been employed to study the …

Selective, Photoenhanced Trapping/Detrapping of Arsenate Anions Using Mesoporous Blobfish Head TiO2 Monoliths

H Gomaa, H Khalifa, MM Selim… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The efficient and low-cost adsorption of arsenic toxins from drinking water is a global
concern because of its adverse health effects. The simple extraction and eco-friendly …

Reactivity and speciation of mineral-associated arsenic in seasonal and permanent wetlands of the Mekong Delta

JW Stuckey, MV Schaefer, SG Benner… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Millions of people in the deltaic regions of S/SE Asia regularly consume As contaminated
groundwater. Arsenic persists within these groundwaters despite being flushed by several …

Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality assessment of groundwater resource in Savar—an industrialized zone of Bangladesh

M Hasan, MA Islam, MJ Alam, M Rahman… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Savar Upazila in the Dhaka District is a rapidly expanding city with a diverse range
of industries and agricultural activities. This expansion poses environmental challenges …

Functionalized poly (vinyl alcohol) based nanofibers for the removal of arsenic from water

N Mahanta, S Valiyaveettil - RSC advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Arsenic is a potent contaminant in waterways across the world. In this investigation, Fe3+ ion
immobilized poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) nanofibers were used for the removal of arsenic (As) …

Environmental factors controlling arsenic mobilization from sandy shallow coastal aquifer sediments in the Mannar Island, Sri Lanka

U Amarathunga, S Diyabalanage, UGC Bandara… - Applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
Elevated levels of arsenic (As) have been reported in groundwater from sandy aquifer
systems in the Mannar Island, located in the northwest of Sri Lanka. As a result of serious …

Occurrence and distribution of high arsenic in sediments and groundwater of the Claromecó fluvial basin, southern Pampean plain (Argentina)

NN Sosa, HV Kulkarni, S Datta, E Beilinson… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Occurrences of high arsenic (As) in sediments and groundwaters were investigated in the
Claromecó fluvial basin, southern Pampean plain, Argentina. This investigation includes …

Impact of sedimentary provenance and weathering on arsenic distribution in aquifers of the Datong basin, China: constraints from elemental geochemistry

X Xie, Y Wang, A Ellis, C Liu, M Duan, J Li - Journal of Hydrology, 2014 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As)-contaminated aquifer sediments from Datong basin, China have been analyzed
to infer the provenance and depositional environment related to As distribution in the aquifer …

Facilitated arsenic immobilization by biogenic ferrihydrite-goethite biphasic Fe (III) minerals (Fh-Gt Bio-bi-minerals)

W Xiu, X Yu, H Guo, W Yuan, T Ke, G Liu, J Tao, W Hou… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Biogenic iron (III) minerals (BIM) widely occur in aquatic systems. However, characteristics
and mechanisms of As sequestration by biogenic biphasic Fe (III) minerals (Bio-bi-minerals) …