BRAC/DPHE/UNICEF collaboration on community-based Arsenic response

The severity of the problem of arsenic in ground water in Bangladesh is now well
\nrecognized. 97% of the population relics on ground water for drinking and cooking
\npurposes and it is estimated that half of the country may have arsenic in the subsurface.
\nThe source of the arsenic is geological and due to the sedimentary processes which lead to
\naccumulation of arsenic and release to groundwater the level found in tubewell water are
\nspatially variable-one well may be highly contaminated whereas nearby another is not The
\nseverity of arsenic poising, or arsenicosis, also varies dependent on the length of exposure,
\nthe level of arsenic being ingested and the socio-economic (or nutritional) status of the
\nindividual concern.
\nBRAC, a non-governmental organisation, in conjunction with DPHE and UNICEF have
\nbegun efforts…