Toxic arsenic exposure discovered in Cornish private water supplies

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 05:30 in Earth & Climate

It is widely appreciated that toxic arsenic in well water is a devastating environmental health issue overseas in developing countries such as Bangladesh. However, a PhD student from The University of Manchester, together with colleagues from the British Geological Survey, has discovered high exposure to the chemical from private water supplies here in the UK.

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