Study: 50M at risk of arsenic poisoning in Pakistan

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Study: 50M at risk of arsenic poisoning in Pakistan

 
By Kathy Gannon and Katy Daigle | AP August 23 at 2:17 PM

ISLAMABAD — Some 50 million people are at risk of arsenic poisoning from contaminated groundwater in Pakistan’s Indus Valley — far more than previously thought, according to a new study.

Pakistan is aware of the growing problem, with arsenic levels rising in some areas as people increasingly and indiscriminately draw from the country’s underground aquifers, said Lubna Bukhari, who heads the government’s Council for Research in Water Resources.

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/study-50m-at-risk-of-arsenic-poisoning-in-pakistan/2017/08/23/c536fd70-882e-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.dfea9d27b498

[Fishrrman]

"50M at risk of arsenic poisoning in Pakistan"

For some reason, I'm not particularly alarmed or troubled by this...

[Wingnut]

"50M at risk of arsenic poisoning in Pakistan"

For some reason, I'm not particularly alarmed or troubled by this...

Got to say...  I yawned.