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Posted Tue Sep 7 2010: from Jakarta Globe:
Feces, Arsenic Pervade Water Supply, Sickening Half a Nation http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1283881012
Water contaminated by feces and harmful chemicals may be responsible for making almost half of all Indonesians sick, health experts say. World Bank data shows that in 2006, 42 percent of Indonesians suffered from diarrhea caused by waterborne diseases, up from 28 percent in 1996. A study two years ago by the Ministry of Health showed that in addition to bacteria that cause the more common infectious diseases, many of Indonesia's sources of water also contained unacceptably high levels of toxic chemicals that could lead to more serious illnesses such as cancer and anemia.
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'Doc Jim says:
Water contaminated by feces that creates diarrhea sounds like a vicious, shitty cycle.

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