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Arsenic contamination of Bangladeshi paddy field soils: implications for rice contribution to arsenic consumption

Food, as well as drinking water contaminated with poison

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  1. Meharg, A. A. & Rahman, Md. M. Arsenic contamination of Bangladeshi paddy field soils: implications for rice contribution to arsenic consumption. Environmental Science and Technology, Published online doi:10.1021/es0259842, (2002).

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Arsenic contamination of Bangladeshi paddy field soils: implications for rice contribution to arsenic consumption. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news021118-11

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