title: Metal attraction: an ironclad solution to arsenic contamination?
abstract: Inorganic arsenic-the more acutely toxic form of this metalloid element-contaminates drinking water supplies around the world. In the United States, the most serious arsenic contamination occurs in the West, Midwest, Southwest, and Northeast; as many as 20 million people-many getting their water from unregulated private wells-may be exposed to excess arsenic in their drinking water. In Bangladesh, it's estimated that as many as 40 million people may be suffering from arsenic poisoning; contaminated drinking water is also a problem in many other countries, including Argentina, China, Chile, Ghana, Hungary, India, and Mexico.
authors.forename: Lance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frazer
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001151:Arsenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014943:Global Health; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D017640:Silicates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C473845:akaganeite; D001151:Arsenic