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Arsenic pollution of groundwater in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Tanabe Kimiko,
Yokota Hiroshi,
Hironaka Hiromi,
Tsushima Sachie,
Kubota Yoshihiro
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.134
Subject(s) - arsenic , groundwater , arsenic contamination of groundwater , chemistry , pollution , contaminated groundwater , environmental chemistry , water pollution , water resource management , groundwater pollution , contamination , aquifer , environmental science , environmental remediation , ecology , geology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , biology
Arsenic concentrations in groundwater around the village of Samta, Jessore District, Bangladesh were measured. Distribution patterns of arsenic in groundwater were determined. Arsenic concentrations in drinking water tubewells mostly exceeded WHO guidelines. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.