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  2. Arsenic poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Arsenic poisoning (or arsenicosis) is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body. [4] If arsenic poisoning occurs over a brief period of time, symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, and watery diarrhea that contains blood. [1]

  3. Iron oxide adsorption - Wikipedia

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    Arsenic is a common natural contaminant of well water and is highly carcinogenic. Iron oxide adsorption treatment for arsenic in groundwater is a commonly practiced removal process which involves the chemical treatment of arsenic species such that they adsorb onto iron oxides and create larger particles that may be filtered out of the water stream.

  4. Arsenic contamination of groundwater - Wikipedia

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    Arsenic contamination of ground water is found in many countries throughout the world, including the US. [2] The World Health Organization recommends limiting arsenic concentrations in water to 10 μg/L, although this is often an unattainable goal for many problem areas due to the difficult nature of removing arsenic from water sources. [3]

  5. State reveals that beach debris in Keyport has high levels of ...

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    Arsenic exposure can lead to skin lesions, a variety of cancers, gastrointestinal bleeding, liver damage, kidney failure, gangrene, cardiovascular disease and other health affects, according to ...

  6. Arsenic found in bottled water sold by Whole Foods and Walmart

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    A recent study by the Center for Environmental Health has revealed high levels of arsenic in two brands of bottled water sold by Whole Foods and Walmart.

  7. A Moroccan cobalt mine denies claims of arsenic ... - AOL

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    A mining company controlled by Morocco 's royal family on Wednesday denied claims that operations at a site used to mine minerals for car batteries were causing hazardous levels of arsenic to ...

  8. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [1]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwater. Water pollution results when contaminants mix with these water bodies. Contaminants can come from ...

  9. Arsenic compounds - Wikipedia

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    Arsenic forms colorless, odorless, crystalline oxides As 2 O 3 ("white arsenic") and As 2 O 5 which are hygroscopic and readily soluble in water to form acidic solutions. Arsenic(V) acid is a weak acid and the salts are called arsenates, [5] the most common arsenic contamination of groundwater, and a problem that affects