
Drilling Deeper into the Arsenic Issue
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh, termed the largest mass poisoning in history, has caused many complicated issues deep-seated social issues beyond its physical health impacts including:
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Social Stigma and Ostracization​
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Difficulties for Women ​
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Economic and Developmental Impacts​
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Psychological and Educational Impacts ​
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Inequality or the Poor
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The inability to Secure Livelihoods
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Social Isolation
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Anuwara Begum, in her 60s, cries while remembering her son-in-law, a farmer who died from arsenic-related illnesses. She herself has arsenic-related health conditions, but has never seen a doctor. Iruain village of Laksam Upazila in Comilla district, Bangladesh, March 5, 2016. 2 © 2016 Atish Saha/Human Rights Watch. Use provided by Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/legalcod