The Taiwan Crisis: a showcase of the global arsenic problem
| By: | Jiin-Shuh Jean; Jochen Bundschuh; Chien-Jen Chen; How-Ran Guo; Chen-Wuing Liu; Tsair-Fuh Lin; Yen-Hu |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780415585101 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781136945663 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2010 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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In the 1950s, the residents of the southwestern coastal areas of Taiwan suffered greatly from Blackfoot disease (BFD) due to the consumption of arsenic-contaminated groundwater. Groundwater with high levels of arsenic in southwestern and northeastern Taiwan received much attention. After arsenic-safe tap water was utilized for drinking instead of g