Future perspectives and mitigation strategies towards groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumyajit Koley
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic

scholarly journals Groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.

2000 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
U K Chowdhury ◽  
B K Biswas ◽  
T R Chowdhury ◽  
G Samanta ◽  
B K Mandal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination and Sufferings of People in West Bengal, India and Bangladesh

1999 ◽  
pp. 41-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Badal K. Mandai ◽  
Bhaja K. Biswas ◽  
Ratan K. Dhar ◽  
Tarit Roy Chowdhury ◽  
Gautam Samanta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic

Neuropathy in Arsenic Toxicity from Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in West Bengal, India

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhash Chandra Mukherjee ◽  
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman ◽  
Uttam Kumar Chowdhury ◽  
Mrinal Kumar Sengupta ◽  
Dilip Lodh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Arsenic Toxicity ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic

Status of groundwater arsenic contamination in the state of West Bengal, India: A 20-year study report

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 542-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipankar Chakraborti ◽  
Bhaskar Das ◽  
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman ◽  
Uttam Kumar Chowdhury ◽  
Bhajan Biswas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
The State ◽  
Study Report ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic

Status of groundwater arsenic contamination in all 17 blocks of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India: A 23-year study report

2014 ◽  
Vol 518 ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman ◽  
Debapriya Mondal ◽  
Bhaskar Das ◽  
Mrinal Kumar Sengupta ◽  
Sad Ahamed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
The State ◽  
Study Report ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic

scholarly journals Status of groundwater arsenic contamination and human suffering in a Gram Panchayet (cluster of villages) in Murshidabad, one of the nine arsenic affected districts in West Bengal, India

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman ◽  
Mrinal Kumar Sengupta ◽  
Sad Ahamed ◽  
Uttam Kumar Chowdhury ◽  
Dilip Lodh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Condition ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Surface Water Resources ◽  
Groundwater Samples ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic ◽  
The Status ◽  
Clinical Survey ◽  
Arsenical Skin Lesions

A detailed study was carried out in a cluster of villages known as Sagarpara Gram Panchayet (GP), covering an area of 20 km2 and population of 24,419 to determine the status of groundwater arsenic contamination and related health effects. The arsenic analysis of all hand tubewells (n = 565) in working condition showed, 86.2% and 58.8% of them had arsenic above 10, and 50 μg l−1, respectively. The groundwater samples from all 21 villages in Sagarpara GP contained arsenic above 50 μg l−1. In our preliminary clinical survey across the 21 villages, 3,302 villagers were examined and 679 among them (20.6%) were registered with arsenical skin lesions. A total of 850 biological samples (hair, nail and urine) were analysed from the affected villages and, on average, 85% of them contained arsenic above the normal level. Thus, many people of Sagarpara might be sub-clinically affected. Our data was compared with the international one to estimate population in Sagarpara GP at risk from arsenical skin lesions and cancer. Proper watershed management and economical utilization of available surface water resources along with the villagers' participation is urgently required to combat the present arsenic crisis.

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