Volume : II, Issue : II, February - 2013

Arsenic Contamination in West Bengal With Reference to Malda District

Md. Juel Rana

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This paper is to discuss the arsenic contamination in groundwater in West Bengal with reference to Malda district. The data have been collected from different govt. reports, journals, Articles, Internet and PHE office of South Malda Division, Malda district. Arsenic is a metalloid element. When the amount of arsenic in water exceeds tolerable power (0.5mg./l.), the water become contaminated. These arsenic enter in groundwater easily and people take these by different way particularly direct groundwater intake, food chain etc. The impact of arsenic on human being is slow but very dangerous; therefore, it is called as slow poison. So many diseases are caused the drinking of arsenic contaminated water which are Melanesia, leucomelanosis, keratosis, black foot disease, hyperkeratosis, gangrene and skin cancer etc. The arsenic contamination in groundwater has been highly found in more than eight districts particularly Malda, Murshidabad, Howrah, Hoogly, North 24- Pargana, South 24- Pargana etc., out of nineteen district of West Bengal while that is found in six blocks namely, Kaliachak-I, Kaliachak-II, Kaliachak-III, Manikchak, English Bazar and Ratua-II out of fifteen blocks of Malda district. It is found mainly along the Ganga (Hoogly in West Bengal) river and the area in between river Ganga and Bay of Bengal and in Malda district it is high in south-western part along Ganga river

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MD. Juel Rana Arsenic Contamination in West Bengal With Reference to Malda District International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.II February 2013

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