More than 70 countries around the world have issues with arsenic in their groundwater — and it’s not just poor countries like Bangladesh. The U.S. has a problem as well, as this map from the ...

Frisbie, who spent time in Bangladesh producing maps of arsenic-affected drinking water, said the toll was clear. “I’ve walked into villages where no one’s over 30,” he told CNN.

Using geostatistical methods, the scientists constructed a map of arsenic concentrations that divides Bangladesh into regions and estimates trends in arsenic concentration at various depths.

When saltwater from the ocean mixes with freshwater, it causes arsenic to be released from sediments. The researchers collected water samples from wells across Bangladesh to test for oxygen ...

Researchers estimate that as many as half of the four million tube wells in Bangladesh are pumping out groundwater contaminated with naturally occurring arsenic. In many contaminated wells, arsenic ...

More than 70 countries around the world have issues with arsenic in their groundwater— and it’s not just poor countries like Bangladesh. The U.S. has a problem as well, as this map from the ...

In 2018, Bangladesh was left one-third underwater after Cyclone Amphan. On average, 21 per cent of the country gets flooded annually due to intensifying monsoon rains. The increased levels of arsenic ...