Poisoned Sediment (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Poisoned Sediment

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High concentrations of arsenic are making their way from the Red River into aquifers near Hanoi, Vietnam, a new study shows. Mason Stahl tests water at the river's edge where sediment is being deposited.

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Courtesy Mason Stahl

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