Arsenic and other metal contamination of groundwater in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-346

  Shinkai, Yasuhiro ^a   Duong, Van Truc ^b   Sumi, Daigo ^a   Canh, Doan ^b   Kumagai, Yoshito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Barium; Groundwater; Manganese; Mekong River Delta; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BARIUM; GROUND WATER; MANGANESE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VIET NAM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34249817105     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.53.344     Document Type: Article

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