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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 58, 2003 - Issue 11
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Original Article

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Ganga-Padma-Meghna-Brahmaputra Plain of India and Bangladesh

Mrinal K. Sengupta Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Amitava Mukherjee Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Md A. Hossain Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Sad Ahamed Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Mohammad M. Rahman Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Dilip Lodh Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Uttam K. Chowdhury Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Bhajan K. Biswas Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Biswajit Nayak Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Bhaskar Das Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Kshitish C. Saha Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Dipankar Chakraborti Jadavpur University School of Environmental Studies Kolkata, India
,
Subhash C. Mukherjee Medical College Department of Neurology Kolkata, India
,
Garga Chatterjee Medical College Department of Neurology Kolkata, India
,
Shyamapada Pati Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research SSKM Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Kolkata, India
,
Rabindra N. Dutta Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research SSKM Hospital Department of Dermatology Kolkata, India
&
Quazi Quamruzzaman Dhaka Community Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Pages 701-702 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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