British Geological Survey reports on arsenic studies carried out to Bangladesh and other areas. View the news release re: writ served to BGS for negligence in not testing for the presence of arsenic in groundwater while carrying out research in 1992.

Includes collections of links, news reports, and articles on the groundwater contamination crisis.

Summarises the causes, possible remedies, and the extent of the problem in the region.

Article investigating the levels and sources of contamination of water in parts of the state, by Das and others.

Sos-Arsenic focuses on Arsenic problem in Bangladesh and India. There are a number of articles and pictures available too. Site can also be translated in French, German and Spanish.

"A Bangladeshi scientist is due to launch a new filter which could prove a major breakthrough in the battle against arsenic poisoning."

Arsenic project introduction (Harvard and MIT): History, Study and Remediation.

Mattias von Brömssen writes on the soil chemistry that causes the problem.

Summary of an account of the problem and possible solutions. Includes tables showing areas with different levels of contamination.

Presents the four formal declarations issued up to 2002, from participants in the conferences seeking ways to alleviate the poisoning problems.

Extensive information on the causes, effects, and possible mitigation of the environmental health problem in this region, where tens of millions are drinking ground water contaminated with arsenic.

Discussion group on the source/mobilisation of arsenic in groundwater, in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere.