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Arsenic contamination in Hanoi City, Vietnam

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In the last decade, arsenic-related health problems have been revealed as a serious problem in terms of the number of people at risk and the degree of the adverse health effects. Since then, a large number of research studies and pilot projects have been implemented to find a solution to the arsenic problem. Some of them have been partially successful, but until now, there seems to be no ultimate solution that can be implemented for low-income households in developing countries. This chapter summarises the current status of the arsenic problem in drinking water, and presents a case study of Hanoi City, Vietnam.

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Nga, T.T.V. (2008). Arsenic contamination in Hanoi City, Vietnam. In: Takizawa, S. (eds) Groundwater Management in Asian Cities. cSUR-UT Series: Library for Sustainable Urban Regeneration, vol 2. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-78399-2_14

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