The Taiwan Crisis: a showcase of the global arsenic problem

The Taiwan Crisis: a showcase of the global arsenic problem
ISBN-10
0203848063
ISBN-13
9780203848067
Category
Science
Pages
234
Language
English
Published
2010-05-28
Publisher
CRC Press
Authors
Jiin-Shuh Jean, Jochen Bundschuh, Chien-Jen Chen

Description

In the 1950s, the residents of the southwestern coastal areas of Taiwan suffered greatly from Blackfoot disease (BFD) due to the consumption of arsenic-contaminated groundwater. Groundwater with high levels of arsenic in southwestern and northeastern Taiwan received much attention. After arsenic-safe tap water was utilized for drinking instead of g

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