Status of groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh : a 14-year study report

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2010

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Chakraborti, D.
Rahman, M.M.
Das, B.
Murrill, M.
Dey, S.
Mukherjee, S.
Dhar, R.K.
Biswas, B.K.
Chowdhury, U.
Roy, S.

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Water Research, 2010; 44(19):5789-5802

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from 22 thanas in 4 districts were almost entirely As-safe. In Bangladesh and West Bengal, India the crisis is not having too little water to satisfy our needs, it is the challenge of managing available water resources. The development of community-specific safe water sources coupled with local participation and education are required to slow the current effects of widespread As poisoning and to prevent this disaster from continuing to plague individuals in the future.

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Copyright 2010 Elsevier

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