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Arsenic poisoning in the Ganges delta

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  • S. K. Acharyya

    (Geological Survey of India)

  • P. Chakraborty

    (Geological Survey of India)

  • S. Lahiri

    (Geological Survey of India)

  • B. C. Raymahashay

    (Indian Institute of Technology)

  • Saumyen Guha

    (Indian Institute of Technology)

  • Amitava Bhowmik

    (Indian Institute of Technology)

Abstract

The natural contamination of drinking water by arsenic needs to be urgently addressed.

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  • S. K. Acharyya & P. Chakraborty & S. Lahiri & B. C. Raymahashay & Saumyen Guha & Amitava Bhowmik, 1999. "Arsenic poisoning in the Ganges delta," Nature, Nature, vol. 401(6753), pages 545-545, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:401:y:1999:i:6753:d:10.1038_44052
    DOI: 10.1038/44052
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    1. Khurshid Jahan & Anwar Zahid & Md Abul Ehsan Bhuiyan & Iqbal Ali, 2022. "A Resilient and Nature-Based Drinking Water Supply Source for Saline and Arsenic Prone Coastal Aquifers of the Bengal Delta," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-22, May.
    2. S. Chidambaram & R. Thilagavathi & C. Thivya & U. Karmegam & M. V. Prasanna & AL. Ramanathan & K. Tirumalesh & P. Sasidhar, 2017. "A study on the arsenic concentration in groundwater of a coastal aquifer in south-east India: an integrated approach," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 1015-1040, June.
    3. Md. Khalequzzaman & Fazlay S. Faruque & Amal K. Mitra, 2005. "Assessment of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater and Health Problems in Bangladesh," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 2(2), pages 1-10, August.
    4. Enim Enim Asira, 2013. "Seasonal Variation of Mineral Content of Grazing Grasses in Oil-Producing Area – Ruikpokwu in Rivers State," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 2, December.
    5. Hosterman, H. R., 2009. "Water, climate change, and adaptation: focus on the Ganges River Basin," IWMI Working Papers H042415, International Water Management Institute.

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