How did a meteor make hundreds sick


	How did a meteor make hundreds sick

tabsey

9-27-2007 8:44 AM

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science, health, mining

tabsey says:

So who has been dumping arsenic?

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9-27-2007 4:12 PM

cptenaud

It said it was Natural arsenic. I know some nuts contain
arsenic. Looked this up and found this interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic

http://www.greenfacts.org/en/arsenic/

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