Arsenic contamination in water supplies continues to increase in many countries, especially in developing nations … in low cost technologies offers possibilities for reducing abatement cost and for economic efficiency. To reduce arsenic … in water resources, incentive policies such as taxing and subsidizing can be used to reduce arsenic levels in point …

Arsenic in drinking water is an important public health issue in Bangladesh, which is affected by households’ knowledge … about arsenic threats from their drinking water. In this study, spatial statistical models were used to investigate the … determinants and spatial dependence of households’ knowledge about arsenic risk. The binary join matrix/binary contiguity matrix …

We randomized 43 villages in Bangladesh to receive information on well-water arsenic that emphasized water safety … with arsenic levels (gradient message). The gradient message led to 50% more switching of water sources when the arsenic … level was moderately unsafe, but 40% less switching at high arsenic levels. The differences in behavior are at least …

Groundwater arsenic (As) contamination affects millions of people in South Asia. In this paper, we propose a composite … research, we identify a host of socioeconomic and demographic variables, in addition to As concentration in groundwater, which … groundwater As, as both social and natural construct, which can be applied to different geographic areas, and to improving …

The influence of the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field (CPGF) on groundwater quality of the close-by agricultural area was … and toxic metals and metalloids did not indicate an influence of the CPGF to groundwater in the nearby agricultural area … geothermal water reservoirs and to groundwater in the agricultural zone. High chloride concentrations might be associated with …

impacts and costs associated with arsenic contamination of groundwater. The study estimates that some 7 to 12 million person …Arsenic poisoning is a major public health concern in Bangladesh. This study uses primary data to examine health …-days per year are lost as a result of arsenic exposure. In addition, individuals who are sick spend between 207 (US$ 3 …

scientists (www.qub.ac.uk/tipot) to remove arsenic (As) from groundwater in a village in West Bengal, India. Six such plants are …

and arsenic from groundwater. It was found that individuals' subjective perceptions of contamination may change their … area more services are required, including water supply and sanitation. Guadalupe depends on groundwater for its domestic … future the population’s water demand could not be satisfied. Therefore groundwater protection should be a priority. High …

groundwater). We make use of two country alternatives--one in developing countries and the other in developed countries …--to demonstrate, with specific examples of arsenic, mercury and atrazine, how welfare estimates may vary when a particular behavioral …