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Groundwater Quality in the Kern County Subbasin, California

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3150/

Arsenic was the trace element most frequently present at high concentrations here. High concentrations of arsenic result from the interaction of groundwater with naturally occurring minerals.

by Burton, Carmen A. and Belitz, Kenneth
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3150
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Groundwater, Groundwater quality, Water chemistry, Aquifers
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Kern

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