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- Creators: Soleri, Paolo, 1919-2013
- Creators: Arizona. Office of Environmental Health
In August 2001, a resident of New River contacted the Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Environmental Health to request information on the health risks of arsenic in drinking water. The resident collected two well water samples and submitted them to a private laboratory for arsenic analysis. The analyses detected arsenic at 560 and 600 μg/L. To confirm these very high arsenic results, ADHS staff sampled the well for arsenic and submitted the samples for analysis by the ADHS State Laboratory. Arsenic was detected at 340 μg/L. After that, a large number of people requested health advice on arsenic in their well water. This public health consultation primarily evaluates arsenic levels found in private wells and documents health advice provided to well owners. When other metals were found at levels of concern, health advice was provided to well owners regarding exposure to those metals too.
In August 2001 a resident of New River contacted the Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Environmental Health to request information on the health risks of arsenic in drinking water. The resident collected two well water samples and submitted them to a private laboratory for arsenic analysis. The analyses detected arsenic at 560 and 600 μg/L. To confirm these very high arsenic results, ADHS staff sampled the well for arsenic and submitted the samples for analysis by the ADHS State Laboratory. Arsenic was detected at 340 μg/L. ADHS determined that the health risk posed by arsenic levels in this range and the exclusive reliance of area residents on private wells warranted further investigation. Consequently ADHS initiated a private well sampling program to determine if arsenic contamination of private wells was a widespread problem in the New River area. The objective of this public health consultation is to evaluate the potential health effects from exposure to arsenic in private drinking water wells in the New River, Arizona area.
Photograph of Cat-Cast House under construction (1960s) at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph of Foundry Apse under construction (1960s) at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph showing Paolo Soleri working on construction (1960s) of Foundry Apse at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph of dome house designed by Paolo Soleri
Interior photograph of dome house in Cave Creek, Arizona, designed by Paolo Soleri, showing table
Interior photograph of dome house in Cave Creek, Arizona, designed by Paolo Soleri, showing table
Photograph of dome house designed by Paolo Soleri
Photograph showing 1949 construction of earth-formed dome house in Cave Creek, Arizona designed by Paolo Soleri