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Toxic torts: arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and the legal geographies of responsibility (2006)
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Atkins, P., Hassan, M., & Dunn, C. (2006). Toxic torts: arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and the legal geographies of responsibility. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 31(3), 272-285. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5661.2006.00209.x

Tubewells have been so popular in rural Bangladesh that about 12 million have been installed, yielding water that is convenient, free and low in bacteria. But every fourth well is polluted with arsenic, with the result that millions of people are exp... Read More about Toxic torts: arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and the legal geographies of responsibility.