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The Assassin on the Move

In: Socio-Economic Analysis of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in West Bengal

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  • Abhijit Das

    (Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College)

  • Joyashree Roy

    (Jadavpur University)

  • Sayantan Chakrabarti

Abstract

Initially consumption of water was considered to be the only sourceSource of arsenic ingestion. However, recent studies have pointed out that arsenic intake is not limited to water consumptionWater consumption . In fact, it has infested the entire food chainFood chain . Therefore, arsenic consumption is now happening in multiple forms and through diverse avenues. However, the far reaching implications of these additional impact routes are yet to be ascertained. Through literature reviews and in-depth interviews and case studiesCase studies , we bring forth these additional threats to the already menacing arsenic contamination of groundwater crisis.

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  • Abhijit Das & Joyashree Roy & Sayantan Chakrabarti, 2016. "The Assassin on the Move," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Socio-Economic Analysis of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in West Bengal, edition 1, pages 31-33, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-10-0682-1_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0682-1_8
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