An Overview of the Strategies to Mitigate Arsenic in Deltaic Aquifers

The knowledge of arsenic (As) contamination has expanded enormously in the past two to three decades. From the very beginning of scientific research in India, the Bengal Basin attracted researchers working in the different fields. Therefore, plenty of information regarding Bengal Basin is available. Many research works have been carried out on the quantity and quality of groundwater in various parts of Bengal Basin. The ones relevant to the present study have been presented in this chapter. Here information has been gathered under broad heads according to the field of study. A few works, not exactly carried out within the present study area, but carried out in the surrounding areas and relevant to the present study, have been also incorporated here.