| Total Number of districts in Bangladesh |
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| Total Area of Bangladesh |
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| Total Population of Bangladesh |
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| GDP per capita (1998) |
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| WHO arsenic drinking water standard |
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| Maximum permissible limit of arsenic in drinking water of Bangladesh |
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| Number of districts surveyed for arsenic contamination |
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| Number of districts having arsenic above maximum permissible limit |
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| Area of affected 59 districts |
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| Population at risk of the affected districts |
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| Potentially exposed population |
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| Number of patients suffering from arsenicosis |
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| Total number of tubewells in Bangladesh |
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| Total number of affected tubewells |
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Source: BBS, Dhaka Community Hospital, NIPSOM, DPHE.