Human Rights Watch states that there are a possible 20 million people at risk from being poisoned by arsenic. In bangladesh, there were millions of “tube-wells” that were installed in the the 1940’s through the 1970’s that delivered water. In the 1980’s though, there begin to be evidence of arsenic poisoning. Arsenic can not be detected, and many people started to develop lesions on their bodies. Because of these wells, you can be left scarred with black patches, or be amongst the estimated 43,000 that die each year. Minhaj Chowdry, raised in the US saw how that it doesn’t have to be this way and started a movement. He founded Drinkwell filters. It is making a huge difference with Resin Technology filters.

Key Takeaways:

• Millions of people in Bangladesh are at risk of Arsenic poisoning.
• One in five deaths in Bangladesh are attributed to polluted drinking water.
• The Drinkwell water purification system provides a cheap way to remove Arsenic and other pollutants from drinking water.

“Human Rights Watch says up to 20 million people are at risk from arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh.”

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