Article Summary | John Konefes says the 4,156 recorded cemeteries in the state could hold up to 90 tons of arsenic- a poisonous and carcinogenic element once used to embalm bodies. |
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"Timebomb from the tomb?" Iowa's cemeteries could contain 90 tons of arsenic according to director of Iowa waste reduction center.
Type | Publication | Issue | Volume | Number | page |
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News | Public Relations News Release | Monday, May 21, 1990 | 1989 | 665 | 1 |
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