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Chah.

Kowt-e Ashrow

S.Woluswali

Gardeyz

BaghlanSamangan

Farah

Lashkar Gah Kandahar

Qalat

Fayzabad

Ghazni

JalalabadMihtar.

TaluqanKunduz

P.Alam

Mazari SharifShibirghan

Maymana

Qala-I-Naw

Hirat

Zaranj

Tirin Kot

Chaghcharan

Bamyan

Sari Pul

Matun

Parun

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

Pakistan

Iran

China

Asadab.

Badakhshan

Badghis

Sari PulSamangan

Takhar

Parwan

Paktya

Pjshr.

Paktika

Nimroz

Nuristan

NangarharM.Wardak

Lghmn.

Logar

Kunduz

Zabul

Uruzgan

Kunar

Khost

Kp.

Kandahar

Kabul

Jawzjan

Hirat

Hilmand

Ghor

Ghazni

Faryab

Farah

Daykundi

Bamyan

Balkh

Baghlan

9%

38%

1%8% 19%

5%

61%

3%

7%

W A S H S E C T I O NArsenic Contamination of Drinking Water in Afghanistan

Disclaimer and Source:

0 250125 kmLegendOne or More Arsenic Tests have been Conducted (by District)One or More ArsenicTest Results have Exceeded Limit (by District)

!( Percentage of Tests Exceeding Limit (by Province)Date Printed: 27 Nov 2012 9:41:15 PMAdministrative Boundaries: AIMSGeneral Content: DACAARDatum/Projection: WGS-84/ Geographic

The designations employed and the presentation of materialon this map do not imply the expression of any opinionwhatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nationsconcerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or areaor of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of itsfrontiers or boundaries.File: WASH_WQ_ARSENIC_NATIONAL

oNotes:1) WHO guideline is 10 µg/L and Afghanistan proposed standard is 50 µg/L.2) Arsenic determination carried out by the Wagtech Arsenator field kit.3) Water samples were collected from DACAAR ground water monitoring wells intheir target provinces and districts during 2005 to 2011, and reflect the status ofcontamination thereof.4) Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Afghanistan is of natural, geologicalorigin.5) Short or acute health effects can occur within days of exposure. Long or chroniceffects occur over many years. Long term exposure to arsenic has been linked tocancer of the bladder, lungs, skin, kidneys, nasal passages, liver and prostate.

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