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Arsenic contamination of groundwater has occurred in various parts of the world, most notably the Ganges Delta of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, causing serious arsenic poisoning among large numbers of people. It is a natural occurring high concentration of arsenic in deeper levels of groundwater, which became a high-profile problem in recent years due to the use of deep tubewells for water supply in the Ganges Delta .
Parts of Thailand, Taiwan, Argentina, Chile and China have also been affected.Approximately 20 incidents of groundwater arsenic contamination have been reported from all over the world. Of these, four major incidents were in Asia.[http://www.ehponline.org/members/2000/108p393-397chowdhury/chowdhury-full.html
Roger Smith, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Emeritus, Dartmouth Medical School, has confirmed that natural arsenic contamination of drinking water has also been a problem in wells in New Hampshire.
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Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh,India,USA,China, Chile etc - really sad http://bit.ly/1sSPI2
parvez1 (parvez ahmed) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:02:18 -0000
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh,India,USA,China, Chile etc - really sad http://bit.ly/1sSPI2
Two more cases of #groundwater contamination in Pennsylvania: benzene, arsenic and mercury @NRDCSwitchboard http://bit.ly/GUV6x
TerraBoquu (Terra Boquu) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:19:51 -0000
Two more cases of #groundwater contamination in Pennsylvania: benzene, arsenic and mercury @NRDCSwitchboard http://bit.ly/GUV6x
Arsenic Calamity of Bangladesh - Includes collections of links, news reports, and articles on the groundwater contamination crisis.
Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater - British Geological Survey reports on arsenic studies carried out to Bangladesh and other areas. View the news release re: writ served to BGS for negligence in not testing for the presence of arsenic in groundwater while carrying out research in 1992.
Meta Description: [ BGS - Groundwater studies for Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh and Ghana - home page ]
Arsenic in Drinking Water; WHO Factsheet - Summarises the causes, possible remedies, and the extent of the problem in the region.
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.
Meta Description: [ Arsenic in groundwater above the WHO maximum permissible limit of 0.05 mg l -1 has been found in six districts of West Bengal covering an area of 34 000 km2
with a population of 30 million. ]
Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh/India - Sos-Arsenic focuses on Arsenic problem in Bangladesh and India. There are a number of articles and pictures available too. Site can also be translated in French, German and Spanish.
Meta Description: [ SOS-Arsenic: Private Iniciative against Poisoning of Ground Water in Bangladesh ]
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.
Meta Description: [ A Bangladeshi scientist is due to launch a new filter which could prove a major breakthrough in the battle against arsenic poisoning. ]
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning - Arsenic project introduction (Harvard and MIT): History, Study and Remediation.
Meta Description: [ arsenic project introduction: Harvard and MIT ]
Genesis of high arsenic groundwater in the Bengal Delta Plains - Mattias von Brömssen writes on the soil chemistry that causes the problem.
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.
The Dhaka Declarations - Presents the four formal declarations issued up to 2002, from participants in the conferences seeking ways to alleviate the poisoning problems.
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.
Meta Description: [ Environmental health disaster -- millions in Bengal are drinking arsenic contaminated ground water ]
Yahoo! Groups : Arsenic-Source - Discussion group on the source/mobilisation of arsenic in groundwater, in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere.
Meta Description: [ arsenic-source: Discussion group on the source/mobilisation of arsenic in groundwater, in W. Bengal India / Bangladesh & elsewhere ]
