About 137 million people in 70 countries are drinking water that has unsafe levels of arsenic in it.

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Impact Of Chronic Arsenic Toxicity on Human Health- A Review

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The study says the same thing as the claim: about 137 million people in 70 countries drink water with unsafe levels of arsenic. It matches exactly.

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Impact Of Chronic Arsenic Toxicity on Human Health- A Review

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DOI: 10.53555/sfs.v10i1s.2157

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