Complete site update history

 

24 Feb 00	Added 12 Feb 2000 New Scientist article by Fred Pierce, "Danger in Every Drop" to the International Media Coverage log; unfortunately the article itself does not seem to be online at New Scientist anymore Added 29 Dec 1999 message from Dipankar Chakraborti Added link to abstracts of 1999 GRAI Bengal Basin Symposium Added conference listing,  2000 GRAI Bengal Basin Symposium Added link to abstracts of 2000 International Conference on Bangladesh Environment (Dhaka) Added link to abstracts of 2000 International Workshop on Control of Arsenic Contamination in Ground Water, Calcutta
29 Nov 99	Added email address for Calcutta DPHE conference 5&6 Jan 2000. Added many new references, many with abstracts, graciously provided by Rick Johnston.   Added new treatment link for HYDRO-Solutions and Purification [no longer available online]. Added link to Mon 15 Nov 99 Times of India article, “Heavy metals in foods causes concern” [no longer online]
9 Nov 99	Some reorganization of the site in switching to FrontPage2000. Broken links fixed/deleted. Added link to the WHO library catalog. This library is somewhat website-like, ie it has some items that are available in online versions (scanned etc). Added link to Solar Solutions. Info & products related to solar distillation.  Added link to "Poison threat in Bangladesh". 6 Oct 99 BBC article by Helen Sewell of BBC Science.  Added link to Source Bulletin Oct 99 article on the launch of the Bangladesh national arsenic screening programme, under the World Bank funded Arsenic Mitigation-Water Supply Project. Added new reference, "Arsenicosis and deteriorating groundwater quality: Unfolding crisis in central-east Indian region [Rajnandgaon district, Madhya Pradesh]"
20 Sep 99	Lots of new info & links merged into site
25 Apr 99	Added Bangladesh map and executive summary from the Main Report of the Rapid Investigation Phase, Groundwater Studies for Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh Added abstract for paper submitted to Current Science (India) in Dec 1998:  "Arsenicosis and deteriorating groundwater quality - unfolding crisis in central-east Indian region" Added links to Source articles on (1) Solar water disinfection (SODIS) through plastic bottles, (2) Bangladesh/India - international team to combat arsenic poisoning [no longer online], (3) Bangladesh: one pond in every village reserved for safe water  Added link to Harbauer Environmental Technology (Berlin)'s report on Calcutta & Delhi field trials of their arsenic removal technology Added to reference list, citation to Driehaus et al. (1998) paper on granular ferric hydroxide as a new adsorbent in As removal Added Terms of reference for technical assistance, Bangladesh Arsenic Mitigation - Water Supply  Project (AMWSP) (scanned unofficial version) Added UNICEF-Bangladesh arsenic brochure (scanned) Added several new links to "arsenic contamination, other locations & media" Added info on upcoming conference "Contaminants in the Soil Environment in the Asia-Pacific Region, New Delhi India, 12-17 1999"
1 Feb 99	Added KTH-Dhaka Univ seminar 7-18 Feb 99 - see their seminar site Added 10 Jan article in BBC & Sri Lanka Daily News Added West Bengal arsenic images & poetry website [no longer online] Added new treatment alternative Solarmar Int. Inc.
31 Dec 98	Added Proceedings of Dhaka Community Hospital As Conference 14-15 Dec 98 Added Sylvia Mortoza article #7 Added info on Mar 99 Bengal Basin Pollutants Conference  Added involved organizations - + UNDP-World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, + Geohazard Research Group at Dhaka University (plus Dr. AA Khan / GRG/DU papers [zip file 1 and zip file 2])
12 Dec 98	Link added to 10 Nov National Public Radio arsenic story Added IRCDOC reference list.  Added solar water disinfection link to treatment/alternative supplies.  Added info on Dec 98 Dhaka workshop. Added links to arsenic related URLS at the World Bank website
17 Nov 98	Links to major media coverage added: 16 Nov Chem & Egrg News story, 10 Nov NY Times front page story, mid-Nov Source coverage
16 Nov 98	Added 1997 WHO Regional Consultations Recommendations for Action.
11 Nov 98	Nickson et al Nature article (full text & figures) reporting initial findings of Bangladesh groundwater studies rapid investigation, added kind permission Nature. Name change of Harvard Arsenic Proj New As speciation & treatment listing.  New link to arsenic research group KTH Stockholm.  6th Sylvia Mortoza article
08 Sep 98	Site overhaul, relocation to bicn.com/acic: Fixed/removed -- a few dead links Added Harvard arsenic site link DPHE Dhaka arsenic project, short description New BGS research project link New EGH paper reference Email bulletin sent
15 Jun 98	BRAC village testing programme
12 Jun 98	New link to groundwater-digest mailing list arsenic thread
11 Jun 98	New section - online articles, misc arsenic related New section -- online articles about arsenic contamination in other locations & media New section -- online articles on arsenic toxicity New online articles about the Bengal crisis (some recent, some older) New researchers -- NYU, Royal Inst Technol (Sweden) New water treatment links -- HVR, AsRT New links to private webspace searches 3d Sylvia Mortoza article
07 Jun 98	Email newsletter signup