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Mapping Arsenic Risks in the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) Delta, Myanmar: Implications for Public Health

Abstract The Ayeyarwady Delta in Myanmar, home to an estimated 12 million people, faces widespread arsenic contamination similar to other Asian deltas namely Bengal, Red River, and Mekong. Arsenic here primarily results from reductive dissolution of iron minerals in anoxic conditions driven by organ...

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Hauptverfasser: M. A. Hoque, K. K. Khaing, M. Fowler, M. S. Sultana, C. C. Myint, A. Swe, P. Dennis, S. Shahid, G. R. Fones
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2025-11-01
Schriftenreihe:GeoHealth
Schlagworte:
arsenic contamination
hydrological influences
drainage density
Ayeyarwady delta
groundwater quality
Myanmar
Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GH001326
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