Sampling in Sri Lanka (IMAGE)

Duke University

Sampling in Sri Lanka

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A researcher takes samples of well water in a rural community of Sri Lanka. Tests indicate that the active ingredient in Roundup may be interacting with the area’s hard water to cause epidemic levels of chronic kidney disease.

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Jake Ulrich, Duke University

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