Community wells to mitigate the arsenic crisis in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: van Geen Alexander (Author), Ahmed K.M (Author), Seddique A. A. (Author), Shamsudduha M. (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: The World Health Organization, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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OBJECTIVE: To monitor the effectiveness of deep community wells in reducing exposure to elevated levels of arsenic in ground-water pumped from shallower aquifers. METHODS: Six community wells ranging in depth from 60 m to 140 m were installed in villages where very few of the wells already present p...