Arsenic Contamination in Hizla, Bangladesh: Sources, Effects and Remedies

ScienceAsia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-189

  Kamal, Abu Sayed Md ^a   Parkpian, Preeda ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

arsenic; carcinogen; effects of arsenic; Groundwater contamination; source of arsenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548014653     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2002.28.181     Document Type: Article

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