@inproceedings{a48b5a83de4047c8943cdf75615054ac,
title = "Groundwater-sediment sorption mechanisms and role of organic matter in controlling arsenic release into aquifer sediments of Murshidabad area (Bengal basin), India",
abstract = "The current study attempts to delineate the role of dissolved organic matter in the release of sediment-bound arsenic from shallow aquifer sediments in the Bengal basin. Water samples and sediment cores were collected from 4 sites along the east and west banks of the river Bhagirathi (Nabagram and Kandi: low As, western part; Beldanga and Hariharpara: high As, eastern part). Fluorescence components were of three types: Humic like (A\&C), Protein or Tyrosine Like (B) or Tryptophan protein or Phenol like (T). DOM characterization indicated that microbial proteins (Tyrosine (B) and Tryptophan (T)) are dominant in the low As areas, while humic DOM (A and C) were more prevalent in the high As groundwaters. Cl/Br molar ratio of high As wells were low compared to low As wells. The results imply that OM classification plays a vital role in releasing arsenic from aquifer sediments to shallow groundwaters in the Bengal basin.",
author = "S. Datta and K. Johannesson and N. Mladenov and Sankar, \{M. S.\} and S. Ford and M. Vega and A. Neal and Kibria, \{M. G.\} and A. Krehel and G. Hettiarachchi",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1201/b16767-37",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138001411",
series = "One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment",
publisher = "CRC Press/Balkema",
pages = "95--97",
booktitle = "One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014)",
note = "5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2014 ; Conference date: 11-05-2014 Through 16-05-2014",
}