ARSENIC CRISIS in Bangladesh: arsenic in drinking water could severely poison 50 million people worldwide. Strategies being tested in Bangladesh might help prevent the problem

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An overview is presented on the arsenic levels found in Bangladeshi tubewells, where families go to pump their drinking water. The arsenic occurs naturally in the region's gray clay sediments. Discussion includes arsenic poisoning diagnosis and treatment. Tubewell testing and a shift to surface water are underway.

Strategy & planning, Product quality, All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Arsenic & Compounds, Planning, Environmental aspects, Quality management, Water resources development, Water resource development, Company business planning

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Drinking without harm: arsenic poisoning or deadly diarrhea? Bangladesh may no longer have to choose

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Drinking water wells in Bangladesh were installed in the 1970s to help prevent 250,000 annual deaths from water-borne diseases. However, naturally-occurring arsenic contaminated the wells and has caused 7,000 deaths since the early 1990s. Efforts to reduce the arsenic levels in water are described.

Analysis, Natural resources, Water pollution, Contamination

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The Grameen Bank

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The Grameen Bank was established in 1983 to make very small loans to impoverished Bangladeshi villagers who wanted to start businesses. It operates in almost 39,000 villages in Bangladesh and makes loans to about 2.4 million borrowers, 94% of them women.

Banking industry, Management, Finance, Small business, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

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