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. 2005 Jun;113(6):A378-86.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.113-a378.

Arsenic: in search of an antidote to a global poison

M Nathaniel Mead

Arsenic: in search of an antidote to a global poison

M Nathaniel Mead. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Jun.
No abstract available

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Arsenic concentrations in Bangladeshi tubewells
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Good intentions gone awry. Villagers drill a tubewell in Bangladesh (left). Encouraged as a solution to pathogenic contamination of surface waters, such wells have resulted in exposure of millions to arsenic, leading to the need for alternative water sources (above).
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Coal catastrophe. Cyclists on their way to work in Guizhou Province, China, pass through smoke pouring out of a coal-burning cooking stove. Exposure to the arsenic-rich coal burned in this region has resulted in endemic arsenicosis.
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Fool’s gold? Gold mining in areas of Ghana such as the Ashanti Goldfields in Obuasi results in the release of airborne arsenic particles that also have been linked to food and water contamination.
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Arsenic concentrations across the United States . . .
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. . . and in New Hampshire
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Special victims. New information indicates that children metabolize arsenic differently than adults, and provides compelling reason to further study the effects of the element in vulnerable populations.
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