Epidemiology - Ensuring safe drinking water in Bangladesh

被引：212

作者：

Ahmed, M. F.

Ahuja, S.

Alauddin, M.

Hug, S. J.

Lloyd, J. R.

Pfaff, A.

Pichler, T.

Saltikov, C.

Stute, M.

van Geen, A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Columbia Univ, Lamont Doherty Earth Observ, Palisades, NY 10964 USA

[2] Bangladesh Univ Engn & Technol, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

[3] Ahuja Consulting, Calabash, NC 28467 USA

[4] Wagner Coll, Dept Chem, Staten Isl, NY 10301 USA

[5] Swiss Fed Inst Aquat Sci & Technol, Dept Water Resources & Drinking Water, CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland

[6] Univ Manchester, Sch Earth Atmospher & Environm Sci, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England

[7] Columbia Univ, Earth Inst, New York, NY 10027 USA

[8] Univ S Florida, Dept Geol, Tampa, FL 33620 USA

[9] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA

[10] Columbia Univ Barnard Coll, Dept Environm Sci, New York, NY 10027 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 2006年 / 314卷 / 5806期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1126/science.1133146

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Excessive levels of arsenic in drinking water is a vast health problem in Southeast Asia. Several viable approaches to mitigation could drastically reduce arsenic exposure, but they all require periodic testing.

引用

页码：1687 / 1688

页数：2

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