Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater in Vietnam: An Overview and Analysis of the Historical, Cultural, Economic, and Political Parameters in the Success of Various Mitigation Options

Although arsenic is naturally present in the environment, 99% of human exposure to arsenic is through ingestion. Throughout history, arsenic is known as “the king of poisons”; it is mutagenic, carcinogenic, and teratogenic. Even in smaller concentrations, it accumulates in the body and takes decad...

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Main Author: Ly, Thuy M
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2012
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Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/41
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=pomona_theses