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Extensive arsenic contamination in high-pH unconfined aquifers in the Indus Valley

Arsenic-contaminated aquifers are currently estimated to affect ~150 million people around the world. However, the full extent of the problem remains elusive. This is also the case in Pakistan, where previous studies focused on isolated areas. Using a new data set of nearly 1200 groundwater quality...

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Autores principales: Podgorski, Joel E., Eqani, Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah, Khanam, Tasawar, Ullah, Rizwan, Shen, Heqing, Berg, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5567761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28845451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700935