Impact of Arsenic Pollution in Drinking Water on Life Expectancy: A GIS Study

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 681-691

  Samadder, Sukha Ranjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

arsenic pollution; forecast; geographical information system; groundwater; impact of arsenic; life expectancy

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC POLLUTION; FORECAST; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMPACT OF ARSENIC; LIFE EXPECTANCIES;

ARSENIC; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 77955714534     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-010-0892-z     Document Type: Article

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