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| OCCURRENCE OF ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER AND ENDEMIC ARSENISM: A case study of the Hetao region in Inner Mongolia |
| PAN Hong-jie1, LIU Jun-ting1, Zhao Suo-zhi1,2, LIU Yin-biao1,2, ZHONG Ren1 |
1. Inner Mongolia Institute of Geological Survey, Hohhot 010020, China;
2. School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China |
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Abstract The local biogeochemical arsenism is a kind of common endemic disease. Aiming at finding out the distribution of arsenic of different valences and its influence on disease condition, the arsenic contents in groundwater in Hetao area of Inner Mongolia are investigated. The results show positive correlation between total water arsenic content and As3+ content. The more the total arsenic content is, the more serious the symptoms of endemic arsenism. The longer the residents drink high-As water, the more remarkable the symptoms of arsenism are.
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Received: 04 November 2010
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2011, Vol. 20 
