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• Abstract
• 1.Introduction
• 2.What is Arsenic?
• 3. Sources of Arsenic in Groundwater in Bangladesh
• 4. Toxic Effects of Arsenic to Human Health
• 5.Social Implications of Arsenicosis
• 6. Mitigation
• 7.Conclusions
• 8.References
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Before 1971(Year of independence from Pakisthan), thousand of people died each year due to water born diseases in Bangladesh. To provide safe water, with help of UNECEF, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) installed millions of tubewell which ensured safe drinking water to 97% population of Bangladesh. When the people are habituated with tubewell water, then in 1993, the people of Bangladesh discover the silent killer, the Arsenic. It becomes a challenge to an excellent public health success story. This paper has reviewed environmental and social implication of Arsenic in Bangladesh

Keywords: Arsenic, Oxidation, Cancer, Prevention, Social disaster