Arsenic concentration Arsenic contamination Arsenic levels Arsenic speciation Asian countries Drinking water Elevated concentrations Environmental problems Groundwater contamination Human
Issue Date:
2009
Publisher:
International Journal of Environmental Studies
Citation:
Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Page : 49-57
Abstract:
Groundwater contamination by arsenic is a serious environmental problem in the world. Yet there
have been few studies conducted in Southeast Asian countries. This article surveys arsenic contamination in
groundwater and residents from Vietnam, and is based on our previous studies. Samples of groundwater (n =
118), human hair (n = 59), and urine (n = 100) were collected in the Red River and Mekong River Deltas
during 2001-2004. Arsenic was detected in most of the groundwater samples, and its level ranged from
