Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh: A review

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 30, 2011, Pages 6791-6800

  Safiuddin, Md ^a   Shirazi, S M ^b   Yussof, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Arsenic mobilization; Arsenic poisoning; Drinking water; Health crisis; Social implications; Tube wells

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755175972     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/IJPS11.1300     Document Type: Review

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