Arsenic mobilisation in a new well field for drinking water production along the Red River, Nam Du, Hanoi

• Published in: Applied geochemistry Vol. 23; no. 11; pp. 3127 - 3142
• Main Authors: Norrman, Jenny, Sparrenbom, Charlotte J., Berg, Michael, Nhan, Dang Duc, Nhan, Pham Quy, Rosqvist, Håkan, Jacks, Gunnar, Sigvardsson, Emma, Baric, David, Moreskog, Johanna, Harms-Ringdahl, Peter, Hoan, Nguyen Van
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: bangladesh; carbonate; Civil engineering and architecture; contamination; delta; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; environments; Exact sciences and technology; Geochemistry; ground-water; Natural sciences; Naturvetenskap; northern vietnam; organic-matter; Pollution, environment geology; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur; sediments; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Vattenteknik; Water engineering; west-bengal; Vietnam; Far East; Red River; Asia; Canada, Manitoba, Red R; ISEW, Vietnam; Vietnam, Hanoi City; Vietnam, Hanoi; ponds; ground water; upper Quaternary; North America; nutrients; enrichment; aquifers; ions; drinking water; Cenozoic; deltas; Quaternary; dissolution; concentration; technology; arsenic; extraction; infiltration; surface water; organic materials; programs; Phanerozoic; Holocene; seasonal variations; sewage; Pleistocene; ENVIRONMENTS; CARBONATE; WEST-BENGAL; DELTA; SEDIMENTS; ORGANIC-MATTER; NORTHERN VIETNAM; CONTAMINATION; BANGLADESH; GROUND-WATER
• ISSN: 0883-2927; 1872-9134; 1872-9134
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.06.016

Arsenic enrichment of groundwater in the Red River (Song Hong) delta in Vietnam was discovered in 1998. Several studies performed in this area found concentrations of As exceeding the WHO-guideline of 10 μg/L. This study focuses on an area south of Hanoi city, Nam Du, where a new well field came int...