CAMBODIA: Arsenic in Mekong putting 1.7 million at risk

Photo: Tharum Bun/IRIN A child dives into the Mekong River in Cambodia, where millions of nearby residents are at risk of dangerous ailments due to arsenic poisoningPHNOM PENH, 17 November 2008 (IRIN) - Arsenic contamination of the Mekong River and