Persistent Exposure to Arsenic via Drinking Water in Rural Bangladesh Despite Major Mitigation Efforts | Zendy

Renee M. Gardner | Zendy; Jena Hamadani | Zendy; Margaretha Grandér | Zendy; Fahmida Tofail | Zendy; Barbro Nermell | Zendy; Brita Palm | Zendy; Maria Kippler | Zendy; Marie Vahter | Zendy

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Persistent Exposure to Arsenic via Drinking Water in Rural Bangladesh Despite Major Mitigation Efforts

Author(s) -

Renee M. Gardner,

Jena Hamadani,

Margaretha Grandér,

Fahmida Tofail,

Barbro Nermell,

Brita Palm,

Maria Kippler,

Marie Vahter

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2010.300025

Subject(s) - environmental health , arsenic , arsenic contamination of groundwater , environmental science , medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry

Elevated arsenic levels in tube-well water in Bangladesh have prompted extensive mitigation projects. We evaluated the effectiveness of long-term mitigation efforts by longitudinally measuring arsenic exposure in pregnant women and their children, the most susceptible population groups.

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