Arsenic In Water Used For Drinking

An Environmental Technology Verification

Robert G. Fuerst,1 Patricia J. White2, Helen Latham2 and Karen Riggs2

10ffice of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory; 2Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus Ohio

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protection of human health and the environment. ETV was seated
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Why Arsenic?

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in arsenic affected areas.

ETV's Advanced
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staff member attended the conferee	' ^°2' A Battelle

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