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Arsenic Risk in New Orleans Soil from Post-Katrina Floods | Emerging Health Threats

Flooding in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina caused arsenic levels to soar in New Orleans, according to a report due to be published in Environmental Research.

US authorities said high levels of arsenic found in floodwater sediment after the flooding was down to pre-existing contamination. But the new findings refute this claim.
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