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Origin of Arsenic in Groundwater from the Multilayer Aquifer in Cremona (Northern Italy) Marco Rotiroti,*,† Elisa Sacchi,‡ Letizia Fumagalli,† and Tullia Bonomi† †
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, Milano, 20126, Italy Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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ABSTRACT: An analysis of 70 wells that tap groundwater from depths of up to 260 m in and around the town of Cremona, N. Italy, shows that 50 of them contain more than 10 μg/L of arsenic. Concentrations of As >10 ppb are accompanied by concentrations of Fe ranging from
Origin of Arsenic in Groundwater from the Multilayer Aquifer in Cremona (Northern Italy) Marco Rotiroti,*,† Elisa Sacchi,‡ Letizia Fumagalli,† and Tullia Bonomi† †
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, Milano, 20126, Italy Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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ABSTRACT: An analysis of 70 wells that tap groundwater from depths of up to 260 m in and around the town of Cremona, N. Italy, shows that 50 of them contain more than 10 μg/L of arsenic. Concentrations of As >10 ppb are accompanied by concentrations of Fe ranging from
