Abstract
A Forensic Look at Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh Track: Environmental Management Author(s): Sayma Rahman, Faisal Hossain A comprehensive forensic analysis of arsenic contamination in Bangladesh was undertaken using GIS and univariate and bi-variate statistics. The assessment provided the background needed for fine-tuning memerging/evolving methods of spatial mapping based on non-linear deterministic dynamics and multi-variate factorial analyses. Data was derived from nation-wide arsenic survey completed in 1999 by the British Geological Survey (BGS) in collaboration with the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) of Bangladesh. Overall, our forensic analysis revealed useful findings for data transformation and selection of geochemical parameters towards spatial mapping based on multi-variate factorial and non-linear deterministic models. Sayma Rahman University of Connecticut CIvil and Environmental Engineering Quinebaug 202 Graduate Halls Storrs , CT 06269 US Phone: 931 372 8794 E-mail: mail_of_sayma@yahoo.com Faisal Hossain Tennessee Technological University CIvil and Environmental Engineering 1020 Stadium Drive Box 5015 Cookeville , TN 38505 US Phone: 9313723257 Fax: 9313726239 E-mail: fhossain@tntech.edu |
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