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Arsenic in tubewell water and health consequences: mitigation component
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)
Combating a deadly menace: early experiences with a community-based arsenic mitigation project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)
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 ...
BRAC/DPHE/UNICEF collaboration on community-based Arsenic response
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The severity of the problem of arsenic in ground water in Bangladesh is now well
recognized. 97% of the population relics on ground water for drinking and cooking
purposes and it is estimated that half of the country may ...
Effectiveness of field methods for detecting Arsenic between 0 and 100 ppb in Bangladesh ground water
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...