Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2006
Based on several surveys during 1997-2005 and visits of a medical team to Eruani village, Laksham... more Based on several surveys during 1997-2005 and visits of a medical team to Eruani village, Laksham upazila, Comilla district, Bangladesh, the arsenic contamination situation and consequent clinical manifestations of arsenicosis among the villagers, including dermatology, neuropathy, and obstetric outcome, are reported here. Analysis of biological samples from patients and non-patients showed high body burden of arsenic. Even after eight years of known exposure, village children were still drinking arsenic-contaminated water, and many of them had arsenical skin lesions. There were social problems due to the symptoms of arsenicosis. The last survey established that there is a lack of proper awareness among villagers about different aspects of arsenic toxicity. The viability of different options of safe water, such as dugwells, deep tubewells, rainwater harvesting, and surface water with watershed management in the village, was studied. Finally, based on 19 years of field experience, it...
Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India ... Uftam K. Chowdhury,&#x... more Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India ... Uftam K. Chowdhury,' Bhajan K. Biswas,1 Tarit Roy Chowdhury,1 Gautam Samanta,1 Badal K. Mandal, 1 Gautam ... C. Basu,1 Chinta R. Chanda,1 Dilip Lodh,1 ...
Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2006
Based on several surveys during 1997-2005 and visits of a medical team to Eruani village, Laksham... more Based on several surveys during 1997-2005 and visits of a medical team to Eruani village, Laksham upazila, Comilla district, Bangladesh, the arsenic contamination situation and consequent clinical manifestations of arsenicosis among the villagers, including dermatology, neuropathy, and obstetric outcome, are reported here. Analysis of biological samples from patients and non-patients showed high body burden of arsenic. Even after eight years of known exposure, village children were still drinking arsenic-contaminated water, and many of them had arsenical skin lesions. There were social problems due to the symptoms of arsenicosis. The last survey established that there is a lack of proper awareness among villagers about different aspects of arsenic toxicity. The viability of different options of safe water, such as dugwells, deep tubewells, rainwater harvesting, and surface water with watershed management in the village, was studied. Finally, based on 19 years of field experience, it...
Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India ... Uftam K. Chowdhury,&#x... more Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India ... Uftam K. Chowdhury,' Bhajan K. Biswas,1 Tarit Roy Chowdhury,1 Gautam Samanta,1 Badal K. Mandal, 1 Gautam ... C. Basu,1 Chinta R. Chanda,1 Dilip Lodh,1 ...
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