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Arsenic exposure in drinking water: an unrecognized health threat in Peru [1]

The objective of the study was to assess the extent of arsenic contamination of groundwater and surface water in Peru and, to evaluate the accuracy of the Arsenic Econo-Quick™ (EQ) kit for measuring water arsenic concentrations in the field.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Christine Marie George [3], Laura Sima [4], M Helena Jahuira Arias & et al [5]
Bulletin of the World Health Organization [6]
92
8
565-572
Tags:
Arsenic [7], Mining [8], Drinking Water Quality [9], Peru [10], Health Effects [11], Groundwater Quality [12], River Pollution [13], Waste Disposal [14]
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[2] http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/92/8/13-128496.pdf?ua=1
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/christine-marie-george
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/laura-sima
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-helena-jahuira-arias-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bulletin-world-health-organization
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arsenic
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-quality
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/peru
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-quality
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal