ERIC Number: ED608306
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0971–765X
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Effect of Arsenic Contaminated Ground Water on the Developmental Phenomena of Primary-School Children in Assam
Jena, Ananta Kumar; Barman, Munmi; Gupta, Somnath; Devi, Jaishree; Bhattacharjee, Satarupa; Barbhuiya, Sabina Yeasmin
Online Submission, Ecology, Environment and Conservation v26 n3 p1212-1227 2020
Cognitive development is a part of neuroscience related with development of human being. The study aimed to assess the effect of consumed arsenic contaminated ground water on the developmental aspects of children in Jorhat, Assam. In this case-control study, 225 primary school children from 20 schools of Jorhat, Assam, India, participated who consumed expected moderate and low levels of arsenic contaminated groundwater getting from tube well both inside and outside the school campus. The amount of arsenic present in the sample was determined through spectrophotometer and arsenic assessment kits. The complex relationship among the latent constructs and their behaviour influenced due to the effect of arsenic in the groundwater level was analyzed through path analysis by using AMOS version 21. It was resulted that there was a significant positive relationship between arsenic and the developmental phenomena of primary school children.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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