Rural communities' preferences for arsenic mitigation options in Bangladesh

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 463-477

  Ahmad, Junaid ^a   Goldar, Bishwanath ^c   Misra, Smita ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Deep tubewell; Mitigation options; People's preferences; Piped water; Rural Bangladesh

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ARSENIC; DEEP WATER; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MITIGATION; RURAL AREA; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER DESIGN; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; POND; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RURAL AREA; SAND; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FILTRATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33845393843     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2006.027     Document Type: Article

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