Elevated and variable groundwater iron in rural northwestern Bangladesh

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 818-825

  Merrill, Rebecca D ^a   Labrique, Alain B ^a   Shamim, Abu Ahmed ^b   Schulze, Kerry ^a   Christian, Parul ^a   Merrill, Robert K ^c   West Jr , Keith P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JiVitA Project   (Bangladesh)

^c Catheart Energy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; GIS; Groundwater; Iron; Tubewell

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; WELL WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; IRON; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; WELL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; RURAL AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; HUMANS; IRON; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 78650821744     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2010.144     Document Type: Article

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