Community wells to mitigate the arsenic crisis in Bangladesh

• मुख्य लेखकों: van Geen Alexander (लेखक), Ahmed K.M (लेखक), Seddique A. A. (लेखक), Shamsudduha M. (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: The World Health Organization, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...