This paper reviews how active research in West Bengal has unmasked the endemic
arsenism that has detrimental effects on the health of millions of people and their offspring. It …

Water quality issues are a major challenge that humanity is facing in the twenty-first century.
Here, we review the main groups of aquatic contaminants, their effects on human health …

Arsenic (As) distribution and toxicology in the environment is a serious issue, with millions of
individuals worldwide being affected by As toxicosis. Sources of As contamination are both …

During the past two decades, several studies on arsenic (As) occurrence in the environment,
particularly in surface and groundwater systems have reported high levels of As in many …

The adverse impact of groundwater contaminated with arsenic (As) on humans has been
reported worldwide, particularly in Asian countries. In this study, we present an overview of …

Groundwater with high concentration of geogenic arsenic (As) occurs extensively in the
Holocene alluvial aquifers of Bangladesh. Local drillers in Matlab Upazilla are constructing …

Delineation of safe aquifer (s) that can be targeted by cheap drilling technology for tubewell
(TW) installation becomes highly imperative to ensure access to safe and sustainable …

Occurrences of arsenic (As) in the Bengal Basin of Bangladesh show close relationships
with depositional environments and sediment textures. Hydrochemical data from three sites …

In rural Bangladesh, drinking water supply mostly comes from shallow hand tubewells
installed manually by the local drillers, the main driving force in tubewell installation. This …

The drinking water sector is off track to reach Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 with
over a quarter of the world's population lacking safe and reliable services. Policy …