Human exposure to arsenic from groundwater in the Red River and Mekong River Deltas in Vietnam
| Autor: | Nguyen Phuc Cam Tu, Hisato Iwata, Nguyen Ngoc Ha, Tetsuro Agusa, Tu Binh Minh, Suguru Inoue, Takashi Kunito, Shinsuke Tanabe, Pham Hung Viet, Pham Thi Kim Trang, Bui Cach Tuyen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Pollutant Hydrology geography River delta geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Geography Planning and Development chemistry.chemical_element Southeast asian Pollution Arsenic contamination of groundwater chemistry Mekong river Environmental science Computers in Earth Sciences Waste Management and Disposal Groundwater Arsenic |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Studies. 66:49-57 |
| ISSN: | 1029-0400 0020-7233 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00207230902759962 |
| Popis: | Groundwater contamination by arsenic is a serious environmental problem in the world. Yet there have been few studies conducted in Southeast Asian countries. This article surveys arsenic contamination in groundwater and residents from Vietnam, and is based on our previous studies. Samples of groundwater (n = 118), human hair (n = 59), and urine (n = 100) were collected in the Red River and Mekong River Deltas during 2001–2004. Arsenic was detected in most of the groundwater samples, and its level ranged from |
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