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100 _aRawlins, B
245 _aArsenic in UK soils: reassessing the risk
260 _c2002
490 _aCivil Engineering
_v 150(4) November 2002, 187-190(4)
520 _aThis reports on recent studies in northeast England, which reveal that soil arsenic concentrations are frequently above the Government's recently published guideline value of 20mg/kg for residential areas. Though this in itself does not imply a significant health risk, it does show that more frequent and complex contaminated-ground risk assessments are likely to be needed in the UK generally. TAKEN FROM ARTICLE HEADNOTE.
590 _aABS
650 _aGEOLOGY
650 _aPOLLUTION
650 _aPUBLIC HEALTH
650 _aARSENIC
650 _aRISK ASSESSMENT
690 _aENVIRONMENT-CONTAMINATION
700 _aLister, B
700 _aCave, M
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