Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ayotte, Joseph D. Originator: Nielsen, Martha G. Originator: Robinson, Gilpin R. Jr. Originator: Moore, Richard B. Title: Relation of arsenic, iron, and manganese in ground water to aquifer type, bedrock lithogeochemistry, and land use in the New England coastal basins Publication_Date: 1999 Series_Information: Series_Name: Water Resources Investigations Report Issue_Identification: 99-4162 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: Geological Survey (U.S.) Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/wri994162/ Description: Abstract: Geochemical data for groundwater from a variety of geologic settings. 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