Since 2000, nearly 5 million wells in Bangladesh have been tested for arsenic. Results of
this survey are presented, and it is estimated that approximately 20% of tube wells …

Arsenic concentrations of tubewell water that exceed the Bangladesh Drinking Water
Standard pose a serious health problem for millions of people in Bangladesh. Groundwater …

Drinking of arsenic-contaminated water and the associated health impacts have been
reported in developing and developed countries. Bangladesh is faced with the worst arsenic …

Ensuring access to safe drinking water by 2015 is a global commitment by the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). In Bangladesh, significant achievements in providing safe …

About 20 million rural Bangladeshis continue to drink well water containing> 50 μg/L arsenic
(As). This analysis argues for reprioritizing interventions on the basis of a survey of wells …

Background There is a need to identify and evaluate an effective mitigation program for
arsenic exposure from drinking water in Bangladesh. Objective We evaluated the …

This study considers potential policy responses to the still very high levels of exposure to
arsenic (As) caused by drinking water from shallow tubewells in rural Bangladesh. It …

Arsenic problems have been observed in several countries around the world. The
challenges of arsenic mitigation are more difficult for developing and poor countries due to …

Arsenic contamination of shallow groundwater in Bangladesh is a major public health
problem; the main response to date has been installing alternative water supplies. A survey …

A national drinking water quality survey conducted in 2009 furnished data that were used to
make an updated estimate of chronic arsenic exposure in Bangladesh. About 20 million and …