Blogs
Arsenic risk to humans: How crops, trade, and groundwater contribute
The study represents a first step towards improving our collective understanding of the magnitude of global risk stemming from crops irrigated with arsenic-contaminated groundwater.
In the media
Arsenic in groundwater – no silver bullet
Soumya Balasubramanya tells SciDev.Net that the recommendations outlined in new United Nations University report are important for policy-making in developing countries battling the arsenic crisis.
Blogs
High time to fast-forward arsenic reduction in Bangladesh
IWMI researchers suggest how in a Devex opinion article.
Publications
IWMI Working Paper – 161: Extent of Arsenic Contamination and Its Impact on the Food Chain and Human Health in the Eastern Ganges Basin:...
Exposure to arsenic and the use of arsenic-contaminated groundwater in agriculture causes serious health issues. Complete or partial contamination of groundwater is reported worldwide,...
News
Facing up to South Asia’s environmental arsenic
Report calls for more action to combat the region’s contamination challenge.