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17366776

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
The provision of alternative water sources is the principal arsenic mitigation strategy in Bangladesh, but can lead to risk substitution. A study of arsenic mitigation options was undertaken to assess water quality and sanitary condition and to estimate the burden of disease associated with each technology in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Dugwells and pond-sand filters showed heavy microbial contamination in both dry and monsoon seasons, and the estimated burden of disease was high. Rainwater was of good quality in the monsoon but deteriorated in the dry season. Deep tubewells showed microbial contamination in the monsoon but not in the dry season and was the only technology to approach the World Health Organization's reference level of risk of 10-6 DALYs. A few dugwells and one pond-sand filter showed arsenic in excess of 50 microg/L. The findings suggest that deep tubewells and rainwater harvesting provide safer water than dugwells and pond-sand filters and should be the preferred options.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1606-0997
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
346-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Risk assessment of arsenic mitigation options in Bangladesh.
pubmed:affiliation
Arsenic Policy Support Unit, 5th Floor DPHE Bhaban, 14 Shaheed Capt. Monsur Ali Sharani, Kakrail, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. g-howard@dfid.gov.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't