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Tectonic implications of detrital zircon data from Paleozoic and Triassic strata in western Nevada and Northern California Tectonic implications of detrital zircon data from Paleozoic and Triassic strata in western Nevada and Northern California

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Authors
George E. Gehrels, William R. Dickinson, Brian Darby, James P. Harding, Jeffrey D. Manuszak, Brook C. D. Riley, Matthew S. Spurlin, Stanley C. Finney, Gary H. Girty, David S. Harwood, M. Meghan Miller, Joseph I. Satterfield, Moira T. Smith, Walter S. Snyder, E. Timothy Wallin, Sandra J. Wyld

Overview of preferential flow in unsaturated fractures Overview of preferential flow in unsaturated fractures

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Authors
Grace W. Su, Jil T. Geller, Karsten Pruess, James Hunt

Dissimilatory reduction of selenate and arsenate in nature Dissimilatory reduction of selenate and arsenate in nature

This chapter discusses the biogeochemical reduction of selenate (Se(VI)) and arsenate (As(V)) when they enter anoxic environments and are used as electron acceptors for the oxidation of organic matter. These reductions are of a dissimilative nature and support the anaerobic growth of selected bacteria which conserve energy from this process. The chapter summarizes what is known about the...
Authors
Ron Oremland, J. Stolz

An overview of arsenic mass-poisoning in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India An overview of arsenic mass-poisoning in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India

The largest mass poisoning in the world, perhaps in history, is happening in West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh. Many thousands of people suffer from arsenic skin disorders and are dying from cancer. About 19 million are estimated to be at risk. The discovery of the arsenic poisoning from tubewell drinking water was made in 1983, but it took about 10 years to be formally recognized as a...
Authors
D. Kirk Nordstrom
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