The Taiwan crisis : a showcase of the global arsenic problem / editors, Jiin-Shuh Jean [and others]
In the 1950s, the residents of the southwestern coastal areas of Taiwan suffered greatly from Blackfoot disease (BFD) due to the consumption of arsenic-contaminated groundwater. Groundwater with high levels of arsenic in southwestern and northeastern Taiwan received much attention. After arsenic-saf...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press/Balkema,
2010.
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| Series: | Arsenic in the environment ;
v. 3. |
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| Summary: | In the 1950s, the residents of the southwestern coastal areas of Taiwan suffered greatly from Blackfoot disease (BFD) due to the consumption of arsenic-contaminated groundwater. Groundwater with high levels of arsenic in southwestern and northeastern Taiwan received much attention. After arsenic-safe tap water was utilized for drinking instead of groundwater in the 1970s, BFD cases decreased greatly. After 1990, no new BFD cases were reported, and as a consequence, BFD problems disregarded. However, arsenic is still present in the groundwater. This book will improve the knowledge and und. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxix, 203 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-184) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203848067 0203848063 9781136945670 1136945679 9781136945625 1136945628 9781136945663 1136945660 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |