Web Directory

» Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater
   British Geological Survey reports on arsenic studies carried out to Bangladesh and other areas. View the news release re: writ served to BGS for negligence in not testing for the presence of arsenic in groundwater while carrying out research in 1992.
   http://www.bgs.ac.uk/arsenic/home.html

» Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh/India
   Sos-Arsenic focuses on Arsenic problem in Bangladesh and India. There are a number of articles and pictures available too. Site can also be translated in French, German and Spanish.
   http://www.sos-arsenic.net/

» Arsenic in Drinking Water; WHO Factsheet
   Summarises the causes, possible remedies, and the extent of the problem in the region.
   http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs210/en/index.html

» Arsenic in ground water in six districts of West Bengal
   Article investigating the levels and sources of contamination of water in parts of the state, by Das and others.
   http://bicn.com/acic/resources/infobank/eg180102/eg180102.htm

» BBC News; Water filter set to save lives
   "A Bangladeshi scientist is due to launch a new filter which could prove a major breakthrough in the battle against arsenic poisoning."
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2127343.stm

» Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
   Arsenic project introduction (Harvard and MIT): History, Study and Remediation.
   http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/arsenic_project_introduction.html

» Genesis of high arsenic groundwater in the Bengal Delta Plains
   Mattias von Brömssen writes on the soil chemistry that causes the problem.
   http://hem.passagen.se/broemssen/abstract.html

» Possible Arsenic-Contamination-Free Groundwater Source in Bangadesh
   Summary of an account of the problem and possible solutions. Includes tables showing areas with different levels of contamination.
   http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/conferences/ChakrabortiSummaryof2-12-01.html

» The Dhaka Declarations
   Presents the four formal declarations issued up to 2002, from participants in the conferences seeking ways to alleviate the poisoning problems.
   http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/countries/bangladesh/Dhaka_declaration.html

» West Bengal and Bangladesh Arsenic Crisis Information Centre
   Includes information on the causes, effects, and possible mitigation of the environmental health problem in this region, where tens of millions are drinking ground water contaminated with arsenic.
   http://bicn.com/acic/

» Yahoo! Groups : Arsenic-Source
   Discussion group on the source/mobilisation of arsenic in groundwater, in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-source/