CellWell record HH-19133
High-level exposure to lithium, boron, cesium, and arsenic via drinking water in the Andes of northern Argentina.
Concha G; Broberg K; Grandér M; Cardozo A; Palm B; Vahter M
Environmental science & technology · 2010
In plain language
In six Andean villages in Argentina, drinking water contained high levels of arsenic, lithium, cesium and boron, and urine samples from 198 women showed correspondingly elevated levels, raising concern about long-term health risks from combined exposure.
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