Total arsenic, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), iron, major cations and anions were
measured in tube-well waters used for drinking by people to investigate the geochemical …

In some areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal, concentrations of As in groundwater exceed
guide concentrations, set internationally and nationally at 10 to 50 μg l− 1 and may reach …

Groundwater and core sediments of two boreholes (to a depth of 50m) from the Chapai-
Nawabganj area in northwestern Bangladesh were collected for arsenic concentration and …

Arsenic leaching by bicarbonate ions has been investigated in this study. Subsurface
sediment samples from Bangladesh were treated with different carbonate and bicarbonate …

Dissolved major ions and important heavy metals including total arsenic and iron were
measured in groundwater from shallow (25–33 m) and deep (191–318 m) tube-wells in …

Threat to human health worldwide due to the natural contamination of arsenic in ground
waters has led to extensive studies on factors controlling the distribution of arsenic and …

Arsenic contaminates groundwater across much of southern, central and eastern
Bangladesh. Groundwater from the Holocene alluvium of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and …

Arsenic in the groundwater of Bangladesh is a serious natural calamity and a public health
hazard. Most groundwater from the shallow alluvial aquifers (< 150 m), particularly in the …

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

The presence of considerable concentrations of As (Sonargaon: below detection limit (bdl)—
1.46 mg/l; Faridpur: bdl—1.66 mg/l) and some other elements (like B, F, U) in groundwater of …