drinking water
Britishnoun
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He's laboratory focuses on how environmental stressors, including UV radiation and arsenic in drinking water, disrupt molecular pathways and damage cellular systems in ways that promote cancer.
From Science Daily
As for the bandits in Jibia, they requested access to clean drinking water and safe passage for their cattle as they moved to new grazing pastures.
From BBC
Arsenic continues to be one of the most common chemical contaminants in drinking water.
From Science Daily
The new data from the Oakland-based water think tank show also that drinking water wells, pipes and dams are increasingly coming under attack.
From Los Angeles Times
Even extremely dry regions contain small amounts of humidity, and certain materials can soak up that moisture and release it as usable drinking water.
From Science Daily
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