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Age of the Groundwater Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh , Meer T. Husain , June 2002
Validity of the Latest Research Findings on Causes of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh", Water International, Vol. 26, Number 3, pp.380-389 [ Full Paper ]
Extent and Severity of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh", Water International, Vol. 26, Number 3, pp.370-379 [ Full Paper ].
Arsenic Crisis Today - A Strategy for Tomorrow , Dr. Zafar Adeel, Academic Programme Officer, Environment and Sustainable Development, UNU
A compilation of papers presented at the International Workshop on Technologies for Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water organized by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh and The United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan.
Contamination of soil due to irrigation with arsenic laden water and its impact on phosphorus leading to crop production in Bangladesh , Arif Hasan, 2000-2001
Mitigation of Arsenic Contamination in Rural Areas of Bangladesh , February 2000, [Kazuyuki Kawahara], JICA Expert (Arsenic Mitigation Adviser)
Arsenic Concentration in Rice , November 1999, [Hiromi Hironaka and Sk. Akhtar Ahmad]
Arsenic in Bangladesh: Who is Responsible Who is Paying? , March 2002 [Mahmud Hanif, An article from MeghBarta]
Bangladesh National Water Policy [Pdf], Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO) , Bangladesh Government.
National Water Management Plan , December 2001, Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO) , Bangladesh Government.
Water Resources Management in Bangladesh: An international Involvement , June 2001, [Mahmud Hanif, Meghbarta].
Towards an assessment of the socioeconomic impact of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh , Geneva 2000, WHO. WHO/SDE/WSH/00.4
Contamination of drinking-water by arsenic in Bangladesh: a public health emergency , Allan H. Smith, Elena O. Lingas, and Mahfuzar Rahman, WHO, 2000.
Arsenic in Bangladesh Drinking Water - A Catastrophe!!! Minutes of the Seminar; AABEA Southern California Chapter
Bangladesh’s arsenic poisoning: who is to blame ? Fred Pearce, U.K.-based science journalist. [ UNESCO WEB PAGE]
Oxyhydroxide Reduction and Agrochemical Hypotheses: Myth or Reality? , Meer T. Husain
MEDICATION FOR ARSENIC TOXICITY IN HUMAN BODY , G. M. Golzar Hossain, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
GROUNDWATER ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN BANGLADESH, A SUMMARY OF 239 DAYS FIELD SURVEY FROM AUGUST 1995 TO FEBRUARY, 2000, Jadavpur University and Dhaka Community Hospital. [ pdf file ]
Arsenification: Searching for an Alternative Theory , By Miah M. Adel
The Increased Draw Down And Recharge in Groundwater Aquifers And Their Relationship to the Arsenic Problem in Bangladesh , Thomas E. Bridge, and Meer T. Husain
GROUNDWATER ARSENIC POISONING AND A SOLUTION TO THE ARSENIC DISASTER IN BANGLADESH , Thomas E. Bridge, and Meer T. Husain
In quest of safe water for rural Bangladesh, Eng. Fariduddin Miah
When Did The Groundwater Arsenic Poisoning In Bangladesh Begin? Thomas E. Bridge, and Meer T. Husain
ARSENIC DISASTER MITIGATION IN BANGLADESH , Thomas E. Bridge, and Meer T. Husain
Technical deficiency of the arsenic detection method used in Bangladesh. , A press release / white paper from Bangladesh Chemical & Biological Society of North America. (BCBSNA).
Arsenic in Bangladesh Drinking Water ? A Catastrophe!!! , Report on the October 16 Arsenic Seminar in Los Angeles, Organized by American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects.
Can rainwater harvesting be a solution to drinking water problem in Bangladesh? By Dr. Md Khalequzzaman
Some Comments : Arsenic Study in Bangladesh: By Dr. Md Khalequzzaman
"Executive summary of the main report of Phase I, Groundwater Studies of Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh, by British Geological Survey and Mott MacDonald (UK) for the Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Department of Public Health Engineering, and Department for International Development (UK). [Courtesy: Ms. Sylvia Mortoza]

Comments on DFID study , by Dr. Khalequzzaman Assistant Professor, Georgia Southwestern State University.
Comments on DFID study, [CLEAN HEALTHY WATER FOR BANGLADESH-AN EMERGENCY SUPPLY IS DESPERATELY NEEDED TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE FROM THE ARSENIC DISASTER]Thomas E. Bridge, and Meer T. Husain

ARSENIC DISASTER IN BANGLADESH-AN URGENT CALL TO SAVE A NATION , Thomas E. Bridge, and Meer T. Husain
ARSENIC REVISITED by SYLVIA MORTOZA
ARSENIC - TOO FORMIDABLE A FOE ? by SYLVIA MORTOZA
ARSENIC CONTAMINATION: POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION by SYLVIA MORTOZA
ARSENIC IN BANGLADESH GROUND WATER: THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARSENIC CALAMITY , by Shaikh Mizanur Rahman
National Conference on Coordinated Action for Arsenic Mitigation, UNDP Bangladesh.
ARSENIC CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER IN BANGLADESH , Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, April, 1999.