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ArticleThe Science of the total environment2022

Groundwater arsenic content related to the sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Red River delta, Vietnam.

Jolanta Kazmierczak, Dieke Postma, Trung Dang, Hoan Van Hoang, Flemming Larsen, Andreas Elmelund Hass, Andreas Hvam Hoffmann, Rasmus Fensholt, Nhan Quy Pham, Rasmus Jakobsen

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Article in The Science of the total environment, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jolanta KazmierczakGeological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Geochemistry, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: jka@geus.dk.
Dieke PostmaGeological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Geochemistry, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Trung DangHanoi University of Science and Technology, Department of Geology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hoan Van HoangHanoi University of Mining and Geology, Department of Hydrology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Flemming LarsenGeological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Geochemistry, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Andreas Elmelund HassUniversity of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Andreas Hvam HoffmannUniversity of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rasmus FensholtUniversity of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nhan Quy PhamHanoi University of Science and Technology, Department of Geology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Rasmus JakobsenGeological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Geochemistry, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DKHanoi University of Science and Technology · VNHanoi University of Mining and Geology · VN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic (As) is highly toxic and over 100 million people living on the floodplains of Asia are exposed to excessive groundwater As. A very large spatial variability over small distances has been observed in the groundwater As concentrations. Advances in the prediction of the As distribution in aquifers would support drinking water management. The application of remote sensing of geomorphic paleo river features combined with geological, geophysical and archeological data and available groundwater As measurements may be used to predict groundwater As levels in rural areas, as shown by the example from the Red River delta, Vietnam. Groundwater in sediments deposited in the marine environment is low in As, probably due to the precipitation of As in sulfide minerals under anoxic conditions. Groundwater As levels in freshwater alluvial deposits in undisturbed floodplain areas are slightly increased and the highest As concentrations are associated with meander belts. The meander belts remain clearly visible in remote sensing and may well reflect the youngest preserved alluvial sediments. High As levels in the meander belt aquifers are probably related to the availability of highly reactive organic matter and consequent reduction of iron oxyhydroxides and As release. Furthermore, given similar hydrogeological conditions, the extent of flushing of As from the youngest alluvial sands is limited compared to the older Pleistocene sands. Even within abandoned meander belts a high spatial variability of As concentrations was observed. The younger channel belts (<1 ka BP) and old Holocene aquifers below undisturbed floodplain environments deposited during a period with high sea level host groundwater enriched in As. Low As groundwater is found in sandy channel belts deposited during the regression of the sea and in Pleistocene islands preserved within the floodplain. The decisive influence of the depositional environment of the aquifer sediments on groundwater As content is revealed.

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ArsenicGroundwaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalEnvironmental MonitoringGeologic SedimentsHumansVietnamArsenicWater Pollutants, ChemicalArsenic hazard mapsGroundwater arsenic contaminationHydrogeological processesRemote sensingSedimentary floodplain structure

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PMID34963605
PMCPMC8850656
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