Directory of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater Resources

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This category contains articles and links on the increasing contamination of groundwater by natural arsenic compounds in parts of Bengal.

Resources in This Category

• Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater

  http://www.bgs.ac.uk/arsenic/home.html
  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.

• Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh/India

  http://www.sos-arsenic.net/
  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.

• BBC News; Water filter set to save lives

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2127343.stm
  "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

  http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/arsenic_project_introduction.html
  Arsenic project introduction (Harvard and MIT): History, Study and Remediation.

• Possible Arsenic-Contamination-Free Groundwater Source in Bangadesh

  http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/conferences/ChakrabortiSummaryof2-12-01.html
  Summary of an account of the problem and possible solutions. Includes tables showing areas with different levels of contamination.

• The Dhaka Declarations

  http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/countries/bangladesh/Dhaka_declaration.html
  Presents the four formal declarations issued up to 2002, from participants in the conferences seeking ways to alleviate the poisoning problems.

• Yahoo! Groups : Arsenic-Source

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-source/
  Discussion group on the source/mobilisation of arsenic in groundwater, in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere.

Related Categories

• Home > Science > Environment > Water Resources > Groundwater > Arsenic Contamination
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