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Original Article

Reverse Osmosis Filter Use and High Arsenic Levels in Private Well Water

Christine M. George The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
,
Allan H. Smith MD, PhD The Arsenic Health Effects Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
,
David A. Kalman PhD The School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Washington, Seattle
&
Craig M. Steinmaus MD, MPH The Arsenic Health Effects Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
Pages 171-175 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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