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Links to websites on Arsenic Contamination in Nepal (Updated May 2004)

The London Arsenic Group has alot of information and knowledge-based documents on arsenic contamination. Check it out..

Groundwater Arsenic Research Group (GARG)
Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Environmental Geochemistry Research Group at the Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering

Theses from CEE
Electronic copies of MEng student theses and other documents.

Arsenic Contamination in Nepal
from MS-Nepal. Download their detailed report titled "The Arsenic Contamination of the Drinking Water in Nepal".

Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater
From the British Geological Survey; includes detailed reports of the surveys carried out in Ghana and Bangladesh.

Asia Arsenic Network
Variety of articles related to arsenic contamination, remediation and effect of arsenic on humans.

Arsenic Project
Harvard University site on Chronic Arsenic Poisoning: History, Study and Remediation.

Microbial Methylation of Metalloids: Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth
Scientific paper in Microbiol and Molecular Biology Reviews. 2002 June. click on the FREE FULL TEXT to view the whole paper.

Genesis of high arsenic groundwater in the Bengal Delta Plains
This is abstract from Mattias von Brömssen on the soil chemistry that causes the problem. No Full text for this article.

WHO Factsheet on Arsenic in Drinking Water
Summarises the causes, possible remedies, and the extent of the problem in the region.

Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh from UNICEF
Account of the UN body's programme to help people in the affected region. Summary and link to detailed PDF file, which includes detailed maps showing the extent of the problem, by district.

Arsenic Drinking Water Groundwater Contamination and Water Testing
Arsenic in drinking water; information on sources of contamination and reported groundwater concentrations throughout the United States. Wilkes University arsenic research site.

Natural Arsenic in Groundwater: Science, Regulation, and Health Implications
Summary points of 2001 conference session on arsenic contamination problems.

Arsenic Groundwater Contamination of Bangladesh
Includes collections of links, news reports, and articles on the groundwater contamination crisis.

Possible Arsenic-Contamination-Free Groundwater Source in Bangadesh
Summary of an account of the problem and possible solutions. Includes tables showing areas with different levels of contamination.

Arsenic in Groundwater of the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam
Study on arsenic contamination of groundwater and drinking water in the Hanoi area, including review of technologies for As removal.

Arsenic Problem in Bangladesh
A detailed account from the Dhaka Community Hospital on the extent and scale of the problem in Bangladesh.

Groundwater Pollution in Bangladesh
Online presentation and maps document the arsenic contamination problem and research into its causes.

Arsenic in Drinking Water (1999)
Open Book; from the Commission on Life Sciences (US). Includes sections on chemistry, health effects, biomarkers, and variation in human sensitivity.

London Arsenic Group
Research group based at University of London discusses geochemical & palaeohydrological controls on pollution of groundwater by arsenic. Projects on Bangledesh, West Bengal and Viet Nam. Regularly updated links to other arsenic related sites.

'A cost effective alternative to chemical treatment for As(III) in groundwater'
A paper describing a biological filtration method for simultaneous removal of arsenic and iron from water.

Technological and Policy Dimensions of the Arsenic Contamination in the Asian Region
Web site of the United Nations University (UNU) dealing with Arsenic contamination

Arsenic contamination from SOS-arsenic.net
from SOS-arsenic.net

 

More links to other arsenic sites
This site has assorted links to arsenic, and flouride.

 
Most of the information presented here have been gathered Google' groups on arsenic. Please kindly check Google for their latest update on these links.
google link on arsenic contamination of groundwater
google link on arsenic contamination
 
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