Socio-Economic Analysis of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in West Bengal

• Main Authors: Das, Abhijit (Author), Roy, Joyashree (Author), Chakraborti, Sayantan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: India Studies in Business and Economics,
• Subjects: Environmental management.; Water pollution.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Health Economics.

This book presents a socio-economic analysis of the issues linking technological innovation in providing arsenic-safe drinking water in rural areas. It presents concrete field based experiences of experiments and case studies depicting the plight and sufferings of people due to failed technological...