Molecular “Velcro”: Breakthrough Poised to Solve the Global Arsenic Crisis
The Silent Threat in the Well In many corners of the globe – from the rural stretches of the United States and Canada to the densely populated basins of Bangladesh and India – a glass of clear, cool water can be a silent killer. Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a massive humanitarian crisis, often referred to as the largest mass poisoning in history. Because arsenic is colorless and odorless, it remains undetected in the deep, oxygen-poor wells that communities rely on for survival. In places like West Bengal, India, residents use hand-pumped wells that appear to provide clean water but