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Villagers follow the geology to healthy water in Bangladesh

NSF-funded researchers present new results on arsenic and wells at annual meeting of the Geological Society of America

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Field set-up to filter groundwater in Bangladesh for radiocarbon dating of bacterial RNA.

Field set-up to filter groundwater in Bangladesh for radiocarbon dating of bacterial RNA.

Credit: Imtiaz Choudhury, University of Dhaka


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Close-up of set-up to filter groundwater for radiocarbon dating of bacterial RNA.

Close-up of set-up to filter groundwater for radiocarbon dating of bacterial RNA.

Credit: Imtiaz Choudhury, University of Dhaka


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Deployment of a camera to verify the depth of a well at the West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh border.

Deployment of a camera to verify the depth of a well at the West Bengal, India and Bangladesh border.

Credit: A. van Geen, LDEO


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Drilling a shallow well in Bangladesh, with collection of drill cuttings every five feet.

Drilling a shallow well in Bangladesh, with collection of drill cuttings every five feet.

Credit: Rajib Mozumder, LDEO


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Close-up of team drilling a shallow well in Bangladesh.

Close-up of team drilling a shallow well in Bangladesh.

Credit: A. van Geen, LDEO


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Drilling of deep well (500-1,000 feet) in Bangladesh.

Drilling of deep well (500-1,000 feet) in Bangladesh.

Credit: Rajib Mozumder, LDEO


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