The concentrations of arsenic and other toxic elements in Bangladesh's drinking water

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1147-1153

  Frisbie, Seth H ^a   Ortega, Richard ^a   Maynard, Donald M ^a   Sarkar, Bibudhendra ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenic contamination; Bangladesh arsenic; Drinking water; Environmental toxicity; Health risks; Metal carcinogenicity; Multimetal analysis; Multimetal effect; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SELENIUM; SURFACE WATER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; ZINC;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BANGLADESH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036852332     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.021101147     Document Type: Article

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