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Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
The study evaluates the arsenic mitigation project of BRAC in raising awareness of arsenic poisoning in rural
communities in Bangladesh. Data came from selected project villages in south-western Bangladesh. Comparison
villages ...
Status of arsenic test and exposure to arsenic-contaminated tubewell water: a population-based study in Southern Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010-09)
This study explores the status of arsenic test of
tubewell and exposures to arsenic-contaminated tubewell
water in the arsenic prone southern Bangladesh. Through a
survey of 6,593 households, a total of 3,812 tubewells ...
Effectiveness of field methods for detecting Arsenic between 0 and 100 ppb in Bangladesh ground water
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)
Building community based arsenic mitigation response capacity in four upazilas of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-06)
BRAC in collaboration with DPHE and 'UNICEF implemented the project entitled "Building
community based arsenic mitigation response capacity" during July 2001 to June 2002 in four
upazilas named Barura, Haimchar, Bahanga, ...
Using IEC materials for mass communication: experiences of an Arsenic mitigation project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
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. ...
Awareness and choice of options of Arsenic-free drinking water
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
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 ...
Sustainable community- based safe water options to mitigate the Bangladesh arsenic catastrophe - an experience from two upazilas
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-05)
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 ...
Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001)
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 ...
Occurrence, distribution and time-trend of arsenic in ground water of Jhikorgachha, Jessore, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09)
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 ...
An analytical assessment of GPL kit for field level detection of arsenic in water
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-07)
An attempt was taken to evaluate the suitability of GPL kit for field level detection of
arsenic in water. The sources of variation in results of tests for arsenic determined by GPL
kit seemed to be use of different sets ...