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Groundwater arsenic calamity in Bangladesh [1]

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The arsenic affected areas of West Bengal are lying on a sediment of Younger Deltaic Deposition (YDD). The same sediment extends eastwards towards Bangladesh, covering the approximate area of 34 districts out of a total of 64 districts in Bangladesh. We suspect that the groundwater of these 34 districts of Bangladesh may be arsenic contaminated.

Publication Date: 
09/07/1997
Gautam Samanta & et al [2], Ratan Kr.Dhar [3], Bhajan Kr. Biswas [4]
Current Science [5]
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Tags:
Health [6], Bangladesh [7], Groundwater Quality [8], Arsenic [9], Health Effects [10], West Bengal [11], Drinking Water [12]
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