Studies examine Bangladesh arsenic contamination problem
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Arsenic contamination of groundwater: a Bangladesh survey
A series of surveys has been conducted in two rural communities of northeastern Bangladesh where a nationwide contamination of groundwater by geologically originated arsenic has been reported. The arsenic concentrations of the tubewell water (twAs), which has been used for drinking and cooking, varied considerably within the small geographical area, as did the urinary arsenic concentrations (uA...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0096-3941
DOI: 10.1029/2006eo030003