Slow arsenic poisoning of the contaminated groundwater users

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 447-453

  Uddin, M M ^a   Harun Ar Rashid, A K M ^b   Hossain, S M ^c   Hafiz, M A ^c   Nahar, K ^c   Mubin, S H ^c  

^a CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Gamma ray activity; Groundwater; Neutron activation analysis; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH AND DISEASE; POISONING; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751020272     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325954     Document Type: Article

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