The North Central Association Quarterly 

About: The North Central Association Quarterly is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Higher education & Accreditation. It has an ISSN identifier of 0029-2648. Over the lifetime, 156 publications have been published receiving 1119 citations.

Review of Research.

Abstract: According to WHO, the permissible limit of arsenic till 1993 was 0.05 mg. /L of drinking water. In 1993, WHO modified the maximum level and brought it down to 0.01 mg./L. According to the report of School of Environment Studies of Jadavpur University (1992-1993), West Bengal has 6 districts, affected by arsenic contamination of ground water. The present paper attempts to find out the vulnerability and impact of arsenic on human being. A detailed survey was conducted at Dahapara village of Murshidabad district to assess the present condition of the area giving emphasis on the identification of sources of arsenic pollution.