Arsenic in domestic well water and health in central appalachia, USA

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 160, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 327-341

  Shiber, John G ^a  

^a Kentucky Community Technical College System   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenic in private wells; Central Appalachian groundwater; Drinking water; Groundwater quality; Kentucky water; Trace metals; Well water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CARCINOGENS; COAL; DISEASES; MINING; TUMORS; WATER WELLS;

COAL MINING; LUNG CANCER; MAXIMUM CONTAMINATION LEVEL (MCL);

WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; TAP WATER; WELL WATER;

ARSENIC; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21244435883     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-2832-y     Document Type: Article

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