Arsenic exposure in drinking water: an unrecognized health threat in Peru

• Principais autores: Christine Marie George (Autor), Laura Sima (Autor), M Helena Jahuira Arias (Autor), Jana Mihalic (Autor), Lilia Z Cabrera (Autor), David Danz (Autor), William Checkley (Autor), Robert H Gilman (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: The World Health Organization, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective To assess the extent of arsenic contamination of groundwater and surface water in Peru and, to evaluate the accuracy of the Arsenic Econo-Quick™ (EQ) kit for measuring water arsenic concentrations in the field. Methods Water samples were collected from 151 water sources in 12 districts of...