Arsenic, microbes and contaminated aquifers
Trends in Microbiology
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Abstract
The health of tens of millions of people world-wide is at risk from drinking arsenic-contaminated well water. In most cases this arsenic occurs naturally within the sub-surface aquifers, rather than being derived from identifiable point sources of pollution. The mobilization of arsenic into the aqueous phase is the first crucial step in a process that eventually leads to human arsenicosis. Increasing evidence suggests that this is a microbiological phenomenon.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Arsenic, microbes and contaminated aquifers |
| Series title | Trends in Microbiology |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tim.2004.12.002 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 45 |
| Last page | 49 |