Open AccessPersistent Exposure to Arsenic via Drinking Water in Rural Bangladesh Despite Major Mitigation Efforts
Author(s) -
Renee M. Gardner,
Jena D. 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.