Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Scientists find new solutions for the arsenic-poisoning crisis in Asia

March 24th, 2009
by Chelsea Anne Young
PhysOrg.com) -- Every day, more than 140 million people in southern Asia drink groundwater contaminated with arsenic. Thousands of people in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar and Vietnam die of cancer each year from chronic exposure to arsenic, according to the World Health Organization. Some health experts call it the biggest mass poisoning in history. Read more

2 comments:

Phossdey said...

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Vimealea said...

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