The study evaluates the arsentc mitigation project of BRAC in ra1smg the awareness of arsenic poisoning in the rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from the selected villages in the southwestern Bangladesh where ...

Arsenic contamination in drinking water has created concern for its potential health effects but our understanding of the risk factors of arsenicosis remains limited. This study assesses the prevalence of and soeio-demographic ...

The discovery of arsenic contamination in tubewell water has created concern for its potential health effects. BRAC initiated an arsenic mitigation project in two upazilas in 1999. The project included promotion of ...

Bangladesh is facing the problem of arsenic poisoning in drinking water. Around 27% of the tubewells, which supply drinking water to most of the population, have arsenic concentrations above the government of Bangladesh ...

Sustainable community-based safe water options have been successfully operating in two upazilas involving 531 villages and encompassing a population of 497,488. Testing of tubewells for arsenic was carried out on a census ...

In order to assess the arsenic concentration change over time, water from a total of 246 tubewells Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore district were tested using atomic absorption spectrophotometer in two different periods ...

Different types of lEC materials were used in BRAe's arsenic mitigation project (June 1999-December 2001). Printed lEC (Information. education. and communication) materials included posters. leaflets. stickers. booklets. ...

This paper assesses the impact of arsenic (As) exposure on pregnancy outcomes in Bangladesh. A total of 261 villages from 3 highly As contaminated upazilas of two districts were selected for this study. The upazilas were ...