Towards a More Effective Operational Response : Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South and East Asian Countries, Volume 1, Policy Report

The detrimental health effects of environmental exposure to arsenic have become increasingly clear in the last few years. High concentrations detected in groundwater from a number of aquifers across the world, including in South and East Asia, have been found responsible for health problems ranging...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Environmental Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABSORPTION ALLUVIAL PLAINS AQUIFER AQUIFERS ARSENIC ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS ATOMIC ABSORPTION BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY BASIN BASINS BENEFIT ANALYSIS BILATERAL DONORS CANCER CARBON CHEMISTRY CONTAMINATED WATER CONTINGENT VALUATION COPPER COST ANALYSIS CROPS DELTAS DIMINISHING RETURNS DISCHARGE DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DOMESTIC WATER DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FLUORESCENCE FOOD CHAIN GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER PUMPING GROUNDWATER SOURCES HEALTH PROBLEMS HIGH LEVELS IRON IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER LAND SURFACE MANGANESE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION MINERALIZATION MINING OXIDATION PERMITS PIPED WATER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRESENT VALUE PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES PUMPING QUANTIFICATION RAINWATER RAINWATER HARVESTING RESEARCH AGENDA RIVER RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFE WATER SANITARY ENGINEERING SANITATION SANITATION PROGRAMS SCREENING SEDIMENTS SEWERAGE SILVER SOILS SPECTROMETER SPECTROMETRY SURFACE WATER TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS TURBIDITY URBAN POPULATIONS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES UTILIZATION WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS WATER TABLE WATER TREATMENT WATERBORNE DISEASES WATERS WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5715549/towards-more-effective-operational-response-arsenic-contamination-groundwater-south-east-asian-countries-vol-1-2-policy-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8526

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spelling	okr-10986-85262021-04-23T14:02:39Z Towards a More Effective Operational Response : Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South and East Asian Countries, Volume 1, Policy Report World Bank ABSORPTION ALLUVIAL PLAINS AQUIFER AQUIFERS ARSENIC ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS ATOMIC ABSORPTION BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY BASIN BASINS BENEFIT ANALYSIS BILATERAL DONORS CANCER CARBON CHEMISTRY CONTAMINATED WATER CONTINGENT VALUATION COPPER COST ANALYSIS CROPS DELTAS DIMINISHING RETURNS DISCHARGE DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DOMESTIC WATER DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FLUORESCENCE FOOD CHAIN GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER PUMPING GROUNDWATER SOURCES HEALTH PROBLEMS HIGH LEVELS IRON IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER LAND SURFACE MANGANESE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION MINERALIZATION MINING OXIDATION PERMITS PIPED WATER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRESENT VALUE PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES PUMPING QUANTIFICATION RAINWATER RAINWATER HARVESTING RESEARCH AGENDA RIVER RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFE WATER SANITARY ENGINEERING SANITATION SANITATION PROGRAMS SCREENING SEDIMENTS SEWERAGE SILVER SOILS SPECTROMETER SPECTROMETRY SURFACE WATER TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS TURBIDITY URBAN POPULATIONS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES UTILIZATION WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS WATER TABLE WATER TREATMENT WATERBORNE DISEASES WATERS WILLINGNESS TO PAY The detrimental health effects of environmental exposure to arsenic have become increasingly clear in the last few years. High concentrations detected in groundwater from a number of aquifers across the world, including in South and East Asia, have been found responsible for health problems ranging from skin disorders to cardiovascular disease and cancer. The problem has increased greatly in recent years with the growing use of tubewells to tap groundwater for water supply and irrigation. The water delivered by these tubewells has been found in many cases to be contaminated with higher than recommended levels of arsenic. In the study region, countries affected include Bangladesh (the worst affected), India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan (South Asia); and Cambodia, China (including Taiwan), Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Vietnam (East Asia). This study concentrates on operational responses to arsenic contamination that may be of practical use to actors who invest in water infrastructure in the affected countries, including governments, donors, development banks, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). 2012-06-20T15:47:07Z 2012-06-20T15:47:07Z 2005-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5715549/towards-more-effective-operational-response-arsenic-contamination-groundwater-south-east-asian-countries-vol-1-2-policy-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8526 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia
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topic	ABSORPTION ALLUVIAL PLAINS AQUIFER AQUIFERS ARSENIC ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS ATOMIC ABSORPTION BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY BASIN BASINS BENEFIT ANALYSIS BILATERAL DONORS CANCER CARBON CHEMISTRY CONTAMINATED WATER CONTINGENT VALUATION COPPER COST ANALYSIS CROPS DELTAS DIMINISHING RETURNS DISCHARGE DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DOMESTIC WATER DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FLUORESCENCE FOOD CHAIN GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER PUMPING GROUNDWATER SOURCES HEALTH PROBLEMS HIGH LEVELS IRON IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER LAND SURFACE MANGANESE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION MINERALIZATION MINING OXIDATION PERMITS PIPED WATER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRESENT VALUE PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES PUMPING QUANTIFICATION RAINWATER RAINWATER HARVESTING RESEARCH AGENDA RIVER RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFE WATER SANITARY ENGINEERING SANITATION SANITATION PROGRAMS SCREENING SEDIMENTS SEWERAGE SILVER SOILS SPECTROMETER SPECTROMETRY SURFACE WATER TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS TURBIDITY URBAN POPULATIONS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES UTILIZATION WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS WATER TABLE WATER TREATMENT WATERBORNE DISEASES WATERS WILLINGNESS TO PAY
spellingShingle	ABSORPTION ALLUVIAL PLAINS AQUIFER AQUIFERS ARSENIC ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS ATOMIC ABSORPTION BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY BASIN BASINS BENEFIT ANALYSIS BILATERAL DONORS CANCER CARBON CHEMISTRY CONTAMINATED WATER CONTINGENT VALUATION COPPER COST ANALYSIS CROPS DELTAS DIMINISHING RETURNS DISCHARGE DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DOMESTIC WATER DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FLUORESCENCE FOOD CHAIN GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER PUMPING GROUNDWATER SOURCES HEALTH PROBLEMS HIGH LEVELS IRON IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER LAND SURFACE MANGANESE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION MINERALIZATION MINING OXIDATION PERMITS PIPED WATER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRESENT VALUE PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES PUMPING QUANTIFICATION RAINWATER RAINWATER HARVESTING RESEARCH AGENDA RIVER RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFE WATER SANITARY ENGINEERING SANITATION SANITATION PROGRAMS SCREENING SEDIMENTS SEWERAGE SILVER SOILS SPECTROMETER SPECTROMETRY SURFACE WATER TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS TURBIDITY URBAN POPULATIONS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES UTILIZATION WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS WATER TABLE WATER TREATMENT WATERBORNE DISEASES WATERS WILLINGNESS TO PAY World Bank Towards a More Effective Operational Response : Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South and East Asian Countries, Volume 1, Policy Report
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description	The detrimental health effects of environmental exposure to arsenic have become increasingly clear in the last few years. High concentrations detected in groundwater from a number of aquifers across the world, including in South and East Asia, have been found responsible for health problems ranging from skin disorders to cardiovascular disease and cancer. The problem has increased greatly in recent years with the growing use of tubewells to tap groundwater for water supply and irrigation. The water delivered by these tubewells has been found in many cases to be contaminated with higher than recommended levels of arsenic. In the study region, countries affected include Bangladesh (the worst affected), India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan (South Asia); and Cambodia, China (including Taiwan), Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Vietnam (East Asia). This study concentrates on operational responses to arsenic contamination that may be of practical use to actors who invest in water infrastructure in the affected countries, including governments, donors, development banks, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
author	World Bank
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title	Towards a More Effective Operational Response : Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South and East Asian Countries, Volume 1, Policy Report
title_short	Towards a More Effective Operational Response : Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South and East Asian Countries, Volume 1, Policy Report
title_full	Towards a More Effective Operational Response : Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South and East Asian Countries, Volume 1, Policy Report
title_fullStr	Towards a More Effective Operational Response : Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South and East Asian Countries, Volume 1, Policy Report
title_full_unstemmed	Towards a More Effective Operational Response : Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South and East Asian Countries, Volume 1, Policy Report
title_sort	towards a more effective operational response : arsenic contamination of groundwater in south and east asian countries, volume 1, policy report
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5715549/towards-more-effective-operational-response-arsenic-contamination-groundwater-south-east-asian-countries-vol-1-2-policy-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8526
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