Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater - http://www.bgs.ac.uk/arsenic/home.html
British Geological Survey reports on arsenic studies carried out to Bangladesh and other areas. View the news release re: writ served to BGS for negligence in not testing for the presence of arsenic in groundwater while carrying out research in 1992. |
Arsenic in Drinking Water; WHO Factsheet - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs210/en/index.html
Summarises the causes, possible remedies, and the extent of the problem in the region. |
Arsenic in ground water in six districts of West Bengal - http://bicn.com/acic/resources/infobank/eg180102/eg180102.htm
Article investigating the levels and sources of contamination of water in parts of the state, by Das and others. |
Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh/India - http://www.sos-arsenic.net/
Sos-Arsenic focuses on Arsenic problem in Bangladesh and India. There are a number of articles and pictures available too. Site can also be translated in French, German and Spanish. |
BBC News; Water filter set to save lives - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2127343.stm
"A Bangladeshi scientist is due to launch a new filter which could prove a major breakthrough in the battle against arsenic poisoning." |
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning - http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/arsenic_project_introduction.html
Arsenic project introduction (Harvard and MIT): History, Study and Remediation. |
Genesis of high arsenic groundwater in the Bengal Delta Plains - http://hem.passagen.se/broemssen/abstract.html
Mattias von Brömssen writes on the soil chemistry that causes the problem. |
Possible Arsenic-Contamination-Free Groundwater Source in Bangadesh - http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/conferences/ChakrabortiSummaryof2-12-01.html
Summary of an account of the problem and possible solutions. Includes tables showing areas with different levels of contamination. |
The Dhaka Declarations - http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/countries/bangladesh/Dhaka_declaration.html
Presents the four formal declarations issued up to 2002, from participants in the conferences seeking ways to alleviate the poisoning problems. |
West Bengal and Bangladesh Arsenic Crisis Information Centre - http://bicn.com/acic/
Includes information on the causes, effects, and possible mitigation of the environmental health problem in this region, where tens of millions are drinking ground water contaminated with arsenic. |