An Arsenic Forecast for China.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Michael, Holly A.,
- Source
- Science; 8/23/2013, Vol. 341 Issue 6148, p852-853, 2p
- Subject
- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Geochemistry
Groundwater pollution
Arsenic content in groundwater
Physiological effects of arsenic
Reduction of arsenic
Arsenic removal (Groundwater purification)
Health risk assessment
China
- Language
- ISSN
- 00368075
The article discusses a geochemistry study by L. Rodriguez-Lado et al. within the issue assessing the probability of unsafe arsenic levels occurring in China's groundwater and the identification of at-risk areas where data are sparse. Topics include diagrams illustrating how arsenic is mobilized via reductive and alkaline reactions, an estimation of health risk from arsenic exposure using probability maps combined with population data, and the challenges of arsenic mitigation.