Bangladesh, state of arsenic 2000
Subtitle: the first annual report on the country's state of arsenic
By: [editor, Quamrul Islam Chowdhury].
Contributors: Chowdhury, Quamrul Islam.; Systems Rehabilitation Project (Bangladesh)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Forum of Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Dhaka
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Arsenic -- Toxicology -- Bangladesh.; Arsenic -- Environmental aspects -- Bangladesh.; Groundwater -- Pollution -- Bangladesh.; Bangladesh -- Environmental conditions.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Rural Bangladeshis at risk of arsenic poisoning; title: Quamrul Islam Chowdhury; title: 2. Arsenic contamination mitigation activities of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; title: DrA ZM Iftikhar Hussain; title: 3. Effect on health due to arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh; title: DrA ZMlftikhar Hussain; title: 4 The tale of Sofura, an arsenic victim; title: Shehab Ahmed; title: 5. Pinjira loses her battle with arsenic; title: Quamrul Islam Chowdhury; title: 6. Arsenic shatters Kamal Hossain's dream; title: Quamrul Islam Chowdhury; title: 7. Zahangir Sikder loses battle with arsenic; title: Quamrul Islam Chowdhury; title: 8. National Communication Strategy for; title: Arsenic Mitigation launched; title: Kazi Shahnaz; title: 9. Women -the worst victims of arsenic; title: Shamima Chowdhury; title: 10. Arsenic: Scenario of Noakhal; title: Bijon Sen; title: 11. Miapur An arsenic affected village; title: S. M. Babu; title: 12. Beware of zinc; title: Badiul Alam; title: 13. Advice from the health centre: Use no medicine; title: Shakorul Kabir Liton; title: 14. Arsenic-linked diseaseswidespread in districts; title: Sharif Shahabuddin; title: 15. The spectre of arsenic haunts the northwestern districts; title: Sharif Shahabuddin; title: 16. An arsenic affected locality; title: Sardar Abdur Rahman; title: 17. Mineral poison in groundwater; title: Swapan Khandaker; title: 18. Combat this deadly disease; title: Rahul Raha; title: 19. Arsenic, the silent killer; title: Shaheen Azmeen; title: 20. Arsenic contamination of water; title: [Proceedings of the Session 7 of the llth Asia-Pacific and 2nd; title: Commonwealth Congress ofEnvironmental Journalists, BARD,; title: Comilla, Bangladesh, September 13-17, 1999].