Comments on: Communities Participate to Lower Arsenic Exposure More Effectively in Bangladesh http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/25/community-participation-to-lower-arsenic-exposure-more-effectively-in-bangladesh/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Urania http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/25/community-participation-to-lower-arsenic-exposure-more-effectively-in-bangladesh/comment-page-1/#comment-18293 Urania Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:29:47 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=750#comment-18293 Hi Petra,

Thank you for your comment and support. Water is definitely a basic human right. The work that’s happening at the Earth Institute around this challenge is crucial and is making a difference.

]]> By: Petra Peach http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/25/community-participation-to-lower-arsenic-exposure-more-effectively-in-bangladesh/comment-page-1/#comment-17881 Petra Peach Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:45:43 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=750#comment-17881 In the western world we take our drinking water for granted. Most tap water is drinkable and we have the option to filter it at the point of use or even buy our drinking water if necessary. These people are being denied a basic human right here and it’s vital that this high arsenic content is rectified in some way.

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