Arsenic contamination in drinking water of tube wells in Bangladesh: Statistical analysis and associated factors

Natural Arsenic in Groundwater: Occurrence, Remediation and Management - Proceedings of the Pre-Congress Workshop "Natural Arsenic in Groundwater (BWO 06)", 32nd International Geological Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 163-171

  Anwar Hossain, M ^a   Amirul Islam, M ^a   Gani, M O ^a   Karim, M A ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; ARSENIC POLLUTION; BANGLADESH; CONTAMINATED AREAS; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; POLICY MAKERS; TUBEWELL-WATER; TUBEWELLS;

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; LINEAR REGRESSION; LOGISTICS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84856812717     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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