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Status of As and F− Groundwater and Soil Pollution in Pakistan

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Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination

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Arsenic and F− testing of groundwater is considered as an important activity because As and F− are now recognized as the most serious inorganic contaminants in drinking water on a worldwide basis and due to its serious effects on human health (Smedley et al. 2002).

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Farooqi, A. (2015). Status of As and F− Groundwater and Soil Pollution in Pakistan. In: Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2298-9_2

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