title: Defining and implementing arsenic policies in Bangladesh: possible roles for public and private sector actors.
abstract: A UN report warned up to 50% of Bangladesh's population (57 million) are at risk of arsenic poisoning from naturally occurring arsenic in well water. This article explores how this problem occurred, assesses what factors impede progress eliminating this problem and recommends governmental measures for prevention of arsenic poisoning.
authors.affiliation: University of Maine, MPA program, USA.
authors.forename: Shakeel Ahmed Ibne
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017149:Private Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D017150:Public Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000506:poisoning*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D001151:Arsenic