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Arsenic exposure and cancer risk reduction with local ordinance requiring whole-house dual-tank water treatment systems

Megan Rockafellow-BaldoniCenter for Public Health Workforce Development, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA;Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA;New Jersey Geological and Water Survey, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, New Jersey, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven E. SpaydNew Jersey Geological and Water Survey, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Jun-Yan HongDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Qingyu MengDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Pamela Ohman-StricklandDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Mark G. RobsonDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA;Department of Plant Biology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Pages 1256-1267 | Received 25 Aug 2017, Accepted 23 Nov 2017, Published online: 19 Jan 2018

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