Comparison of two blanket surveys of arsenic in tubewells conducted 12years apart in a 25km2 area of Bangladesh

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 488-489, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 484-492

  Van Geen, Alexander ^a   Ahmed, Ershad B ^b   Pitcher, Lynnette ^a   Mey, Jacob L ^a   Ahsan, Habibul ^c   Graziano, Joseph H ^d   Ahmed, Kazi Matin ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental Health Sciences Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Groundwater; Well testing

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED WELLS; ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; BANGLADESH; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; SIMPLE MODELING; SINGLE WELL; TUBEWELLS;

WELL TESTING;

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER;

ARSENIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY; WELL TESTING; WELL WATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HOUSEHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBEWELL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ARAIHAZAR; BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; GROUNDWATER; WELL TESTING;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84901687972     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.049     Document Type: Article

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