of naturally-occurring arsenic concentrations...question: if it's a NATURAL OCCURRENCE... how can it possibly be contamination???
they preach only man can contaminate/pollute nature. if it's there naturally, nature wants it there, right??? 8^)
Posted on 07/12/2008 12:14:22 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Arsenic risk high in Sumatra, Myanmar, Cambodia: study
Fri Jul 11, 2:15 PM ET
Eastern Sumatra, the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar and Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake are among areas in Southeast Asia facing a high risk of arsenic contamination in the water, according to a study published on Friday.
The researchers use innovative digitalised techniques, drawing on geology, geography and soil chemistry, to compile a "probability map" of naturally-occurring arsenic concentrations in five Southeast Asian countries and Bangladesh.
The map is intended as a useful pointer for health watchdogs, urban planners and water engineers worried about concentrations of this poison in groundwater supplies but lacking the funds to carry out wide-scale analysis of water samples.
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Ping!
thanks, bfl
Bush’s fault
It is in a descriptive sense, but not in terms of establishing causation.
Naturally occurring. What would be more interesting is to look at the health of those in the areas. My guess is that it would be fine. There are lots of “poisons” in our food that are natural but have been found to be helpful for us in combating or preventing disease. Broccoli has natural pesticides in it. Broccoli sprouts, in reliable scientific studies, have been found to help fight bladder cancer. So before we help fix a problem, it would be nice to see if there really is one.
of naturally-occurring arsenic concentrations...question: if it's a NATURAL OCCURRENCE... how can it possibly be contamination???
they preach only man can contaminate/pollute nature. if it's there naturally, nature wants it there, right??? 8^)
Hell, the Supreme Court in its infinite wisdom defined carbon dioxide as a pollutant.
And that obviously makes oxygen breathing mammals exhaling CO2 the plague of the planet.
Nothing totally false and outlandish surprises me anymore.
yup... Earth Firsters delenda est.
You're imposing an assumption.
That would be akin to me to assume that a data set of k variables is normally distributed with equal variances.
The researchers use innovative digitalised techniques, drawing on geology, geography and soil chemistry, to compile a “probability map” of naturally-occurring arsenic concentrations in five Southeast Asian countries and Bangladesh.
I just read what it said. No variables involved.
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