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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

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