Arsenic in groundwater of West Bengal, India: a review of human health risks and assessment of possible intervention options
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 …
arsenism that has detrimental effects on the health of millions of people and their offspring. It …
Spatial and temporal variations of groundwater arsenic in South and Southeast Asia
Over the past few decades, groundwater wells installed in rural areas throughout the major
river basins draining the Himalayas have become the main source of drinking water for tens …
river basins draining the Himalayas have become the main source of drinking water for tens …
Sedimentogenesis and hydrobiogeochemistry of high arsenic Late Pleistocene-Holocene aquifer systems
Geogenic enrichment of arsenic (As) in groundwater has been a topic of worldwide concern
over the past several decades due to the severe health threat to an estimated over one …
over the past several decades due to the severe health threat to an estimated over one …
Retardation of arsenic transport through a Pleistocene aquifer
Groundwater drawn daily from shallow alluvial sands by millions of wells over large areas of
south and southeast Asia exposes an estimated population of over a hundred million people …
south and southeast Asia exposes an estimated population of over a hundred million people …
Megacity pumping and preferential flow threaten groundwater quality
MR Khan, M Koneshloo, PSK Knappett… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Many of the world's megacities depend on groundwater from geologically complex aquifers
that are over-exploited and threatened by contamination. Here, using the example of Dhaka …
that are over-exploited and threatened by contamination. Here, using the example of Dhaka …
Coupling of arsenic mobility to sulfur transformations during microbial sulfate reduction in the presence and absence of humic acid
Microbial sulfate reduction is an important terminal electron accepting process in arsenic-
contaminated subsurface environments. Humic acids are ubiquitous in such environments …
contaminated subsurface environments. Humic acids are ubiquitous in such environments …
Elevated arsenic in deeper groundwater of the western Bengal basin, India: Extent and controls from regional to local scale
The deeper groundwater (depending on definition) of the Bengal basin (Ganges–
Brahmaputra delta) has long been considered as an alternate, safe drinking-water source in …
Brahmaputra delta) has long been considered as an alternate, safe drinking-water source in …
Increases in groundwater arsenic concentrations and risk under decadal groundwater withdrawal in the lower reaches of the Yellow River basin, Henan Province …
The spatiotemporal variability in groundwater arsenic concentrations following extensive
groundwater extractions over decades was rarely studied on a large scale. To fill this gap …
groundwater extractions over decades was rarely studied on a large scale. To fill this gap …
Hydrogeochemical contrast between brown and grey sand aquifers in shallow depth of Bengal Basin: consequences for sustainable drinking water supply
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 …
(TW) installation becomes highly imperative to ensure access to safe and sustainable …
A model for the evolution in water chemistry of an arsenic contaminated aquifer over the last 6000 years, Red River floodplain, Vietnam
Abstract Aquifers on the Red River flood plain with burial ages ranging from 500 to 6000
years show, with increasing age, the following changes in solute concentrations; a decrease …
years show, with increasing age, the following changes in solute concentrations; a decrease …