Jay Krishna Thakur|Rinku Kumari Thakur|Alagappan Ramanathan|Manish Kumar|Sudhir Kumar Singh
Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Nepal—An Overview
University of Twente|Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal|Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal|Jawaharlal Nehru University|The University of Tokyo|University of Allahabad
nepal arsenic contamination major issue current drinking water supply systems using groundwater recently one major environmental health management issues especially plain region ie terai districts population density high terai inhabitants still use hand tube dug wells hand held pumps bored shallow medium depth daily water requirements including drinking water national sanitation steering committee nssc help many organizations completed arsenic blanket test 25 districts nepal analysing 737009 groundwater samples several organizations including academic institutions made effort determine levels arsenic concentrations groundwater consequences nepal results analyses 25058 samples tested 20 districts published status report arsenic nepal 2003 demonstrated 23 samples containing 1050 gl 8 samples containing 50 gl recent status 737009 samples tested 79 23 contaminated 1050 gl 50 gl respectively present paper examines various techniques available reduction arsenic concentrations nepal combination main results achieved socioeconomic status strategies paper aims comprehensively compile existing data sets analyze scientifically trying suggest common sustainable approach identifying contamination nation easily adopted local communities developing sustainable society paper aims also find probable solutions quantify mitigate problem without external support outcome paper ultimately help identify various ways identify risk areas develop awareness adopt world health organization guideline identify alternative safe water sources assess sustainability give priorities water supply simple ecofriendly treatment techniques investigate impacts arsenic health agriculture strengthen capability government public nongovernmental organization ngo research institutions