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Home / Regional / Asia / Regions / Bengal / Health / Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater
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Web Sites
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- Arsenic Groundwater Contamination of Bangladesh - Includes collections of links, news reports, and articles on the groundwater contamination crisis.
www.eng-consult.com/arsen.htm
- Arsenic in Drinking Water; WHO Factsheet - Summarises the causes, possible remedies, and the extent of the problem in the region.
www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact210.html
- Arsenic in ground water in six districts of West Bengal - Article investigating the levels and sources of contamination of water in parts of the state, by Das and others.
bicn.com/acic/resources/infobank/eg180102/eg180102.htm
- Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh; UNICEF - Account of the UN body's programme to help people in the affected region. Summary and link to detailed PDF file, which includes detailed maps showing the extent of the problem, by district.
www.unicef.org/arsenic
- Arsenic Problem in Bangladesh - A detailed account from the Dhaka Community Hospital on the extent and scale of the problem in Bangladesh.
www.dchtrust.org/arsenic%20Problem.htm
- BBC News; Water filter set to save lives - "A Bangladeshi scientist is due to launch a new filter which could prove a major breakthrough in the battle against arsenic poisoning."
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_2127000/2127343.stm
- Genesis of high arsenic groundwater in the Bengal Delta Plains - Mattias von Brömssen writes on the soil chemistry that causes the problem.
hem.passagen.se/broemssen/abstract.html
- Possible Arsenic-Contamination-Free Groundwater Source in Bangadesh - Summary of an account of the problem and possible solutions. Includes tables showing areas with different levels of contamination.
phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/ChakrabortiSummaryof2-12-01.html
- The Dhaka Declarations - Presents the four formal declarations issued up to 2002, from participants in the conferences seeking ways to alleviate the poisoning problems.
phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/Dhaka_declaration.html
- West Bengal and Bangladesh Arsenic Crisis Information Centre - Extensive information on the causes, effects, and possible mitigation of the environmental health problem in this region, where tens of millions are drinking ground water contaminated with arsenic.
bicn.com/acic
- Yahoo! Groups : Arsenic-Source - Discussion group on the source/mobilisation of arsenic in groundwater, in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere.
groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-source
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