Considering Alternate Pathways of Drinking-Water Contamination: Evidence of Risk Substitution from Arsenic Mitigation Programs in Rural Bangladesh
Deep tubewells are a key component of arsenic mitigation programs in rural Bangladesh. Compared to widely prevalent shallow tubewells, deep tubewells reduce ground-water arsenic exposure and provide better microbial water quality at source. However, the benefits of clean drinking-water at these more...
Main Authors: | Varun Goel, Griffin J. Bell, Sumati Sridhar, Md. Sirajul Islam, Md. Yunus, Md. Taslim Ali, Md. Alfazal Khan, Md. Nurul Alam, ASG Faruque, Md. Masnoon Kabir, Shahabuddin Babu, Katerina Brandt, Victoria Shelus, Mark D. Sobsey, Michael Emch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/15/5372 |
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