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Infographic: An Elemental Concern—Arsenic in Drinking Water

Posted Wed, 2012/09/26 - 9:08am by RCAP

Circle of Blue has created a helpful interactive infographic about where arsenic comes from, how human health is affected, and how each state stacks up in terms of public water systems in violation of the federal standard for arsenic.

See the infographic

Here's a good explanation of the issue of arsenic in rice

Posted Thu, 2012/09/20 - 2:18pm by RCAP

Rice getting a rise out of you these days because of concerns of arsenic?

Mother Jones posted an article on its website recently that provides some explanations concerning the recent reports of  arsenic in rice.  The relation of rice to water issues is two-fold:

Two EPA webinars on arsenic in drinking water

Posted Fri, 2012/03/16 - 10:45am by RCAP

The U.S. EPA will continue its exploration of compliance and affordability issues pertaining to the arsenic in drinking water regulation with two additional webinars.