In Nepal, arsenic (As) contamination is a major issue of current drinking water supply
systems using groundwater and has recently been one of the major environmental health …

Background Safe drinking water is a fundamental human right, yet more than 785 million
people do not have access to it. The burden of water management disproportionately falls …

In the last 20 years, the widespread adoption of shallow tubewells in Nepal Terai region
enabled substantial improvement in access to water, but recent national water quality testing …

Residents of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley draw drinking water from tube wells, dug wells, and
stone spouts, all of which have been reported to have serious water quality issues. In this …

A review of published information on the arsenic contamination of groundwater in the Terai
regions of Nepal showed that the source was mainly geogenic due to the dissolution of the …

Arsenic-contaminated groundwater is considered one of the world's largest environmental
health crises, as more than 300 million people in more than one-third of countries worldwide …

The study aimed to assess the prevalence of arsenic-induced skin lesions and associated
factors among the population in the Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha district, Ethiopia. A …

Food safety presents a global challenge, contributing to 600 million cases of foodborne
diseases and 420,000 fatalities annually worldwide. In developing countries, such as Nepal …

As in several other countries of Southeast Asia (namely Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, China,
Vietnam, and Cambodia) arsenic (As) concentrations in the groundwater of the lowlands of …

Arsenic (As) contamination of groundwater is a serious Environmental Health Management
issue of drinking water sources especially in Terai region of Nepal. Many studies have …