 | The Taiwan Crisis: a showcase of the global arsenic problem Subjects: Bioscience; Earth Sciences; Engineering & Technology; Physical Sciences; Toxicology; Earth Sciences; Civil Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering; Chemistry; Environmental & Ecological Toxicology; Geochemistry; Water Engineering; Analytical Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; In the 1950s, the residents of the southwestern coastal areas of Taiwan suffered greatly from Blackfoot disease (BFD) due to the consumption of arsenic-contaminated groundwater. Groundwater with high levels of arsenic in southwestern and northeastern Taiwan received much attention. After arsenic-safe tap water was utilized for drinking instead of g |
