Where Is Arsenic Most Likely to Be Common in Drinking

question 35

Multiple Choice

Where is arsenic most likely to be common in drinking water?

• A) near industrial plants
• B) near large batholiths of metamorphic rock
• C) where water flows through volcanic rocks
• D) where water flows across the surface for a long distance

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Definitions:

Vasopressin

A hormone produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the pituitary gland that regulates water balance in the body by reducing urine production; also known as antidiuretic hormone.

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Positron Emission Tomography

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