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Contamination of drinking - water by arsenic in Bangladesh: a public health emergency

http://www.who.int/docstore/bulletin/pdf/2000/issue9/bu0751.pdf

This paper describes the history of the discovery of arsenic in drinking-water inBangladesh, recommends intervention strategies, and suggests guidelines for responding when a population is exposed to arsenic. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required.

Author(s): Smith, Allan H., Lingas, Elena O., Rahman, Mahfuzar Originator(s): World Health Organization - WHO
Resource added in: 11/10/2001
Available languages: English
Arsenic Poisoning/prevention & control, Arsenic Poisoning/therapy, Water Pollution/adverse effects, Water Pollution/prevention & control, 16407, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Health, Toxicology
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