Contamination of drinking-water by arsenic in Bangladesh: a public health emergency
The contamination of groundwater by arsenic in Bangladesh is the largest poisoning of a population in history, with millions of people exposed. This paper describes the history of the discovery of arsenic in drinking-water in Bangladesh and recommends intervention strategies. Tube-wells were install...
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Main Authors: | Allan H. Smith (Author), Elena O. Lingas (Author), Mahfuzar Rahman (Author) |
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The World Health Organization,
2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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