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Table 1 Drinking water arsenic contamination exposure

From: Groundwater arsenic and education attainment in Bangladesh

Arsenic level (ppb)

Wells % above 2000a

Households % above levelb 2009

Households % above levelc 2012

Male youths % above leveld 2006

10

48

32

24.8

62

50

25

13.4

12.5

34

100

16

6.2

–

18

200

9

3.4

2.8

8

300

5.1

1.8

–

2

  1. ppb parts per billion
  2. aSource: [27], Table 6.7
  3. bSource: [7], Table 1
  4. cSource: [29], Table WQ.2
  5. dAuthors’ calculations from 2006 MICS and NHS data
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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