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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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 |