Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issue

There is a close association between human biology, epidemiology and public health. Exposure to toxic elements is one area of such associations and global concerns. The Bengal Delta Plain (BDP) is a region where contamination of ground water by arsenic has assumed epidemic proportions. Apart from d...

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Published in:	Human Biology and Public Health
Main Authors:	Jaydip Sen, Barry Bogin, Nitish Mondal, Sima Dey, Shreysai Roy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universitätsverlag Potsdam 2021-06-01
Subjects:	public health arsenic groundwater India Bangladesh Bengal Delta
Online Access:	https://www.human-biology-and-public-health.org/index.php/hbph/article/view/7

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