Testing Groundwater for Arsenic in Bangladesh before Installing a Well

A. Van Geen; T. Protus; Z. Cheng; A. Horneman; A. A. Seddique; M. A. Hoque; K. M. Ahmed

doi:10.1021/es049323b

Testing Groundwater for Arsenic in Bangladesh before Installing a Well

A. Van Geen, T. Protus, Z. Cheng, A. Horneman, A. A. Seddique, M. A. Hoque, K. M. Ahmed

University of Dhaka

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Abstract

Profiles of groundwater and sediment properties were collected at three sites in Bangladesh with an inexpensive sampling device that is deployed by modifying the local manual drilling method. Dissolved As concentrations in the groundwater samples ranging from 5 to 600 μg/L between 5 and 50 m depth closely matched vertical profiles from nearby nests of monitoring wells. In combination with a field kit, the device provides a means of targeting aquifers for the installation of tube wells that meet the drinking water standard for As. The device is also a useful research tool for unraveling the relationships between the As content of groundwater and the complex structure of flood plain and deltaic environments throughout South Asia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6783-6789
Journal	Environmental Science & Technology
Volume	38
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/es049323b
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Testing Groundwater for Arsenic in Bangladesh before Installing a Well

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