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"Studies Try To Assess Arsenic's Hidden Toll" [1]

A study involving hundreds of families in Maine is finding high levels of arsenic in drinking water. The highest risk is for those drinking from private wills, which are not subject to regulation. In Maine, 56 percent of residents live in homes with private wells.

Beth Quimby reports for the Portland Press Herald September 12, 2010. [2]

Water & Oceans [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [4]
Public [5]
Source: Portland Press Herald [2], 09/13/2010
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