Villagers Ill from Poisoned Water. /
Ma Guihua.
- China Daily, 2001.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 41. Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Villagers Ill from Poisoned Water, Feb. 12, 2001; pp. 10.
"The source of arsenic poisoning in the water is the soil because of some geochemical changes over the years. It is a newly emerging global danger first noticed on a large scale two years ago in Bangladesh and India, where there are approximately 40 million people at risk from drinking arsenic-contaminated water." (CHINA DAILY) The author reports that an alarming number of villagers in China are suffering from arsenic poisoning due to contaminated groundwater.
1522-3205;
Arsenic. Drinking water--Contamination. Groundwater pollution. Public health--China. Wells.