Temporal and seasonal variability of arsenic in drinking water wells in Matlab, southeastern Bangladesh: A preliminary evaluation on the basis of a 4 year study

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1177-1184

  Bhattacharya, Prosun ^a   Hossain, Mohammed ^a,b   Rahman, Shamsun Naima ^a,b   Robinson, Clare ^b,c   Nath, Bibhash ^d   Rahman, Marina ^b   Islam, M Mainul ^b   Von Brömssen, Mattias ^a,e   Ahmed, Kazi Matin ^f   Jacks, Gunnar ^a   Chowdhury, Dulaly ^g   Rahman, Mahfuzar ^g   Jakariya, Mohammed ^b   Persson, Lars Åke ^h   Vahter, Marie ⁱ  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e Ramboll Sweden AB   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^g ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; groundwater; Matlab; temporal variation

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; LONG TERM MONITORING; MONITORING PERIODS; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TUBEWELLS;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEALTH RISKS; RATING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

POTABLE WATER;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; WELL WATER;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER WELLS;

EID: 80052511949     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.598768     Document Type: Article

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