Arsenic
Water well tests show more towns with elevated arsenic in Maine
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, December 23rd, 2010
Potentially harmful arsenic levels have been found in private water wells in towns across Maine where elevated arsenic risks were not previously suspected. Arsenic levels in some private wells exceeded the federal safety standard for public drinking water by ten to one-hundred times or more, according to findings released by the U.S. Geological Survey. The study is the largest of its kind in Maine.
"We found large differences in concentrations from well to well, even at the town level, so...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2010-12-23)
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