Risk assessment of arsenic mitigation options in Bangladesh

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 346-355

  Howard, Guy ^a,d   Ahmed, M Feroze ^b   Shamsuddin, Abu Jafar ^b   Mahmud, Shamsul Gafur ^b   Deere, Daniel ^c  

^a Arsenic Policy Support Unit   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c Water Futures   (Australia)

^d DFID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenic mitigation; Bangladesh; DALYs; Pathogens; Risk assessment; Technology choice; Water pollution; Water quality; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; RAIN;

ANIMAL; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COST OF ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEASON; STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COST OF ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33846557065     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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