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The Western Great Basin Has an Arsenic Problem—Blame Its Geology

by Elise Cutts 31 March 2023

A new study links geological factors such as faulting and geothermal activity to an elevated risk of arsenic contamination in private wells across the Great Basin.

A schematic of the mechanism that explains why shallow lakes are more sensitive to shallow water pollution with Arsenic than deep lakes.
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Understanding Enhanced Arsenic Pollution in Shallow Lakes

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 29 November 202225 January 2023

A new study explains why the arsenic that has accumulated in lake bottom sediments is more harmful to the lake ecosystems in shallow lakes.

A map of central Mexico that uses different colors to show variations of arsenic concentrations in groundwater.
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Protecting Children’s Health Can Benefit the Economy

by Avner Vengosh 6 July 202228 February 2023

A new study presents an integrated approach to predicting the human health impacts, economic implications, and remediation solutions for using contaminated groundwater in Central Mexico.

Charts showing frequency distribution of the arsenic concentration for the respective nominal kit categories for the paired dataset.
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Field Kits Effectively Predict Arsenic Contamination

by Avner Vengosh 19 January 202228 February 2023

Field kits used in Bangladesh to test arsenic exposure from contaminated drinking water are effective in comparison to expensive laboratory arsenic tests.

Dust cloud over the Ä’äy Chù/Slims River formed by a retreating glacier in Yukon, Canada
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Dust from Receding Glaciers May Have Major Atmospheric Impacts

by E. Harwitz 16 December 202028 February 2023

New research is helping scientists understand how Arctic dust created by receding glaciers affects local air quality and global climate.

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Will Rising Temperatures Make Rice Too Toxic?

by N. Ogasa 9 December 202028 February 2023

Greenhouse experiments reveal how higher temperatures act to elevate arsenic levels in rice and may help focus efforts to solve a crisis threatening food systems around the world.

Charts showing how groundwater pumping in a deeper aquifer reduces its pressure and induces flow of arsenic rich groundwater from the overlying aquifer
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Arsenic Pollution in Bangladesh is Catching Up with Deeper Wells

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 3 August 20206 February 2023

Inhabitants of Bangladesh have deepened drinking water wells to avoid extracting arsenic-rich groundwater from shallow aquifers, but these may not be free from pollution either.

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Indigenous Knowledge Puts Industrial Pollution in Perspective

by T. Burke 26 September 201928 February 2023

A 3-year project documents how climate change is affecting the sequestration of decades-old mining by-products in Canadian lakes.

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