Arsenic in Recharged Aquifers (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Arsenic in Recharged Aquifers

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In this diagram, Young-Shin Jun, professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, demonstrates how it is that the perfectly potable water used to recharge an aquifer can become contaminated with dangerous levels of arsenic.

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Jun Lab

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