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Chemical and biological materials circulating or stored in the environment get to human body via different pathways including the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe, the materials we touch. Groundwaters play a unique role in acting as pathway via which certain exotic chemical and biological materials are introduced into human physiology.
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Kebede, S. (2013). Groundwater Human Health and Sanitation. In: Groundwater in Ethiopia. Springer Hydrogeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30391-3_8
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