Impacts of arsenic contamination in groundwater: Case study of some villages in Bangladesh

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 571-588

  Nahar, Nurun ^a  

^a Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Drinking water; Economy and human capital; Groundwater contamination; Tube well

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUMAN CAPITAL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; VILLAGE; WATER USE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67349271156     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-007-9130-3     Document Type: Article

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