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Arsenic in ground water of the United States

http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/trace/arsenic/index.html

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element in rocks, soils, and the waters in contact with them. It is found in ground water as the result of minerals dissolving from weathered rocks and soils. This site links to data, maps, and more.

by National Water Quality Assessment Trace Elements Synthesis (Sponsor)
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Arsenic, Contamination and pollution, Ecotoxicology, Environmental health (human), Geospatial datasets, Groundwater quality, Maps and atlases, Reports, Toxic trace element contamination
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