The Search for Safe Water

19 September 2011

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In 1993, Bangladesh found its main source of fresh water was contaminated with natural arsenic, resulting in a public health threat impacting millions of people. In cooperation with the World Bank, the IAEA used isotope hydrology techniques to help the country to find safe drinking water. By using nuclear techniques, Bangladesh was able to demonstrate that isotope hydrology could effectively and affordably help to locate identify safe sources of water. This film demonstrates some of the effects of arsenic poisoning in these villages and its successful resolution.

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Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Department of Technical Cooperation Technical cooperation programme Isotopes Nuclear technology and applications Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Section Pollution Water Allocation of water Water use Asia and the Pacific

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