http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/ Arsenic Crisis Newsletter & Discussion Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:22:14 GMT dr_sara_bennett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/861 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/861 Colin, Your email says, "it's shocking that we are still trying to vision a way forward." I entirely agree that progress has been appallingly slow etc., but, Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:17:21 GMT Colin Davis http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/860 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/860 thanks Sarah its shocking that after 10 years we are still trying to "vision" a way forward though Best regards Colin From: "dr_sara_bennett" Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:16:13 GMT Colin Davis http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/859 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/859 You are right Vinay, but the work needs to be on how to fund / sustain the technology and not what the technology should be ? some community contribution and Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:23:06 GMT dr_sara_bennett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/858 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/858 Here is another online resource from the International Learning Exchange: Arsenic in Bangladesh, organized by UNICEF Bangladesh and the Department of Public Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:14:07 GMT Vinay Chand http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/857 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/857 I don't believe for a second that there are any other solutions out there that are not yet known. I also believe that Colin is right that the absorption Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:13:03 GMT Colin Davis http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/856 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/856 what is surprising to me is that people are still spending time looking for a magic bullet. its extremely simple to remove arsenic from water through Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:28:00 GMT Richard Wilson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/855 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/855 For those of you who have the privilege to know the wonderful Wilsons, or just Dick's great contributions to addressing the arsenic crisis: Belated Greetings! Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:02:57 GMT Monterino http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/854 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/854 My ex-wife and I got involved with trying to find a practical solution to the arsenic- infused water table problem. We brainstromed while on daily walks and Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:02:16 GMT Vinay Chand http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/853 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/853 Does anyone know if the World Bank has any plans to have a follow up project to the report we have all received? The Report does not appear to lead to any Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:12:30 GMT Vinay Chand http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/852 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/852 Thanks for sending the group the World Bank Report. That does give a lot of useful information on what happened and actually provides a good context for your Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:25:28 GMT arsenic-crisis-owner@yahoogroups.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/851 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/851 This report is dated 2007, but I had not seen it before and perhaps some of you haven't either. Citation: World Bank, 2007 (June). Report No: ICR000028. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:23:11 GMT Ghosh51 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/850 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/850 Please see the link: http://www.dailypioneer.com/225945/Arsenic-alarm-in-villages-of-Jharkhand-Bihar.html Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:55:43 GMT arsenic-crisis-owner@yahoogroups.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/849 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/849 Dear all, A colleague and I were just bemoaning (you can do that by email, it turns out) the "too many studies, not enough mitigation" issue, in particular as Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:28:23 GMT Meredith Golden http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/848 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/848 On behalf of Columbia University's Superfund Research Program, we would like to invite you and your colleagues to the Columbia SRP Seminar Series on Monday, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:10:12 GMT Vinay Chand http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/847 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenic-crisis/message/847 I am glad that Crelis has expressed what I see as undeniable fact so clearly. It is not just this group but also the donors and the Bangladesh and Indian