Case studies and applications

NOTE: Article from the Geogenic Contamination Handbook

Drilling a deep tubewell, Bangladesh (Terms of use: Cite original source from Handbook)

The concepts described in Geogenic Contamination Handbook were developed and tested in two major case studies: one on arsenic contamination in Bangladesh and one on fluoride contamination in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. This section contains both major case studies and further applications.

References and handbook chapters

• For references, please visit the page References - Geogenic Contamination Handbook.
• Geogenic Contamination Handbook: Please find the PDF here of the complete handbook chapter "Case studies and applications".
• Handbook chapters on GAP Wiki:Implementation of defluoridation filters in Ethiopia, Assessing stakeholder preferences in Bangladesh, Multi-criteria decision analysis to evaluate fluoride-removal options in EthiopiaEvaluating fluoride intake via food and water using a Material Flow Analysis

Case studies

• Modelling Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in China with the Groundwater Assessment Platform (GAP)