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Year 2026 · Volume 6 · Issue 4

Original Article

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination and Health Implications among Urban Slum Communities along the Padma Riverbank, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

S.M. Shafiuzzaman1 Zakiya Yasmin2 Golam Mohammad Nur3
1 2 Professor, Institute of Environmental Science (IES), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. 3 Assistant Professor (Management), OSD, DSHE, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh.

Published Online: July-August 2026

Pages: 352-363

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