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Drinking water is water that is intended to be drunk by humans. Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is called potable water whether it is used as such or not. Although most fresh water sources are drinkable by humans, they can be a disease vector or cause long-term health problems if they do not meet certain water quality guidelines. 
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Arsenic is a naturally occurring element widely distributed in the earth's crust. In the environment, arsenic is combined with oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur to form inorganic arsenic compounds. Arsenic in animals and plants combines with carbon and hydrogen to form organic arsenic compounds.
Inorganic arsenic compounds are mainly used to preserve wood. Organic arsenic compounds are used as pesticides, primarily on cotton plants.
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Drinking Water as related to Arsenic
ResultsArsenic in Drinking Water - U.S. EPA
Technical information on the regulatory limits set in the United States for arsenic in drinking water.
- NRDC: Arsenic in Drinking Water FAQ
Questions and answers about the health hazards posed by arsenic in drinking water supplies. ... Arsenic in Drinking Water. What are the possible health effects of arsenic in ...
- Arsenic in Drinking Water - Washington State Dept of Health
Drinking Water standard for arsenic is 10 ppb ... Drinking Water Home • Offices and Staff • Training • Publications
- Arsenic contamination of groundwater - Wikipedia, the free ...
Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a natural occurring high concentration of arsenic in deeper levels of groundwater , which became a high-profile problem in recent years due to the use of deep tubewells for water supply in the Ganges Delta , causing serious arsenic poisoning to large numbers of people.
Contamination ... · Water purification ... · Dietary intake
- Arsenic in Drinking Water
Environmental Fact Sheet: Arsenic in Drinking Water ... Arsenic in Drinking Water. Arsenic is an important contaminant in New Hampshire's geology.
- NRDC: Arsenic and Old Laws - Chapter 2
Arsenic and Old Laws A Scientific and Public Health Analysis of Arsenic Occurrence in Drinking Water, Its Health Effects, and EPA's Outdated Arsenic Tap Water Standard
- Arsenic in Drinking Water :: Issues and Investigations :: Committee on ...
In January 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency established a new safe drinking water standard for arsenic, a toxic, cancer-causing compound.
- Mass DEP :: MA DEP Drinking Water - Arsenic in Private Well Water
Arsenic occurs as a contaminant in some groundwater in Massachusetts, most frequently in the central part of the state. Drinking water from bedrock wells, also called drilled or ...
- Arsenic in Drinking Water - Vermont Department of Health
Arsenic in Drinking Water . Arsenic is a natural element found in some rocks and soil in Vermont. Drinking water wells located in these areas may produce water that contains ...
- WHO | Arsenic in drinking water
Rezaul Morol, a young Bangladeshi man, nearly died from arsenic poisoning caused by drinking arsenic-laden well-water for several years. The doctor advised Rezaul to stop drinking ...
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