Arsenic contamination of groundwater and drinking water in Vietnam: A human health threat

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2621-2626

  Berg, Michael ^a   Tran, Hong Con ^b   Nguyen, Thi Chuyen ^b   Pham, Hung Viet ^b   Schertenleib, Roland ^a   Giger, Walter ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; FILTRATION; IRON; OXIDATION; RURAL AREAS; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER AERATION; WATER WELLS;

ANOXIC;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; SULFUR;

ANOXIC SEDIMENT; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AERATION; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; FILTRATION; POLLUTION; VIET NAM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFUR; VIETNAM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

VIET NAM;

ATRIPLEX PUSILLA;

EID: 20644441998     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es010027y     Document Type: Article

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