Hossain M. Anawar, Junji Akai, Kaori Komaki, Hiroshi Terao et al.
Hossain M. Anawar, Junji Akai, Khan M. G. Mostofa, S. Safiullah et al.
Of the 2508 water samples analyzed in 10 districts of Bangladesh, 51%, on an average, contained arsenic levels of 0.05 to 2.50 mg/l. 95% of nail, 96% of hair, and 94% of urine samples contained arsenic above the normal level. Approximately 3.58 million people out of a total of 17.92 million who are ...
Junji Akai, Kaoru Izumi, Haruo Fukuhara, Harue Masuda et al.
Hossain M. Anawar, Junji Akai, T. Yoshioka, Eiichi Konohira et al.
The extensive extraction of arsenic (As)-contaminated groundwaters for drinking, household and agricultural purposes represents a serious health concern in many districts of Bangladesh. This laboratory-based incubation study investigated the sources and mechanisms of As mobilization in these groundw...
Hossain M. Anawar, Junji Akai, Martin Mihaljevič, Arif M. Sikder et al.
A groundwater, sediment and soil chemistry and mineralogical study has been performed to investigate the sources and mobilization process of Arsenic (As) in shallow aquifers of Bangladesh. The groundwater from the shallow aquifers is characterized by high concentrations of Arsenic (47.5–216.8 µg/L),...
Junji Akai, Atsuko Kanekiyo, Naoko Hishida, Mari Ogawa et al.
Hossain M. Anawar, Takahito Yoshioka, Eiichi Konohira, Junji Akai et al.