A Dugwell Program to Provide Arsenic-Safe Water in West Bengal, India: Preliminary Results

In 1982, Dr. K. C. Saha, a dermatologist of Calcutta, West Bengal, identified patients with skin lesions from the district of 24 Parganas, leading him and others to search for a cause. The cause was soon identified to be arsenic in drinking water, but even today, 20 years later, large number of peop...

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Published in:Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 2003-01, Vol.38 (1), p.289-299
Main Authors: Hira Smith, Meera M., Hore, Timir, Chakraborty, Protap, Chakraborty, D. K., Savarimuthu, Xavier, Smith, Allan H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquifers
Arsenic
Arsenic - analysis
Arsenic mitigation
Arsenic Poisoning - etiology
Arsenic Poisoning - prevention & control
Drinking water
Drinks
Dugwell
Engineering
Environment Design
Feet
Humans
India
Patients
Public Health
Searching
Training
Village adoption
Villages
Water hazard
Water Supply
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Summary:In 1982, Dr. K. C. Saha, a dermatologist of Calcutta, West Bengal, identified patients with skin lesions from the district of 24 Parganas, leading him and others to search for a cause. The cause was soon identified to be arsenic in drinking water, but even today, 20 years later, large number of people continue to drink arsenic contaminated water and patients are increasing in number. Project Well is a program chosen for implementation in some villages of North 24 Parganas. Arsenic safe drinking water is provided for adopted villages by constructing shallow, concrete dugwells designed to tap the water of the unconfined aquifer, 20-30 feet below ground level, that contains low levels (
ISSN:1093-4529
1532-4117
DOI:10.1081/ESE-120016895