2134/29818
Mir Z. Hossain
Mir Z.
Hossain
Zahirul Islam
Zahirul
Islam
Abu A. Shamim
Abu A. Shamim
Addressing behaviour for arsenic mitigation
Loughborough University
2018
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Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Addressing_behaviour_for_arsenic_mitigation/9593507
Bangladesh is passing through a dangerous disaster caused by arsenic problem. Some studies have shown that the problem is so acute that one of every ten persons is under the threat of arsenicosis [Alam, 2000]. For arsenic mitigation three types of means are being introduced in Bangladesh that are - i) avoiding the arsenic contaminated water (ACW); ii) using the technology to purify ACW; iii)
curing the arsenic afflicted persons. With imperial evidence and field data this paper aims to demonstrate firstly, human behaviour and its ingredients; secondly, why and how human behaviour should be addressed for arsenic mitigation through the means of no i and ii.