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Rustlike Crystals Found to Cleanse Water of Arsenic Cheaply

NOV 13, 2006

DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.020606

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The New York Times : A common mineral similar to rust fashioned into a powder of tiny crystals could provide a simple, inexpensive method for removing hazardous levels of arsenic from drinking water, researchers at Rice University in Houston are reporting today.
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