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Natural sediment may shield groundwater from arsenic [1]

Contamination of deep groundwater with arsenic from shallower sources may not be as serious as feared — if pumping deep water is limited to domestic use, a study has found.

Publication Date: 
13/10/2011
Environment News Network [2]
Tags:
Groundwater [3], Groundwater Pollution [4], Arsenic [5], Bangladesh [6], Health Effects [7], Irrigation [8]
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