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Acronyms

As

arsenic

AsB

arseno-betaine

AsIII

arsenite

AsV

arsenate

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

BARI

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute

BAU

Bangladesh Agricultural University

BRRI

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

BUET

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research

CIMMYT

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre

CRM

certified reference material

DMA

dimethylarsenic acid

DTW

deep tubewell

dw

dry weight

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Fe

iron

FeOOH

iron(hydr)oxides

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

IWMI

International Water Management Institute

MMA

monomethylarsenic acid

MPC

maximum permissible concentration

NIPSOM

National Institute of Preventive & Social Medicine

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

O2

oxygen

OM

organic matter

pH

acidity

PMTDI

provisional maximum tolerable daily intake

PO4

phosphate

QA/QC

quality assurance/quality control

SOP

standard operating procedure

SRM

secondary reference material

STW

shallow tubewell

TFA

trifluoroacetic acid

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

WHO

World Health Organization

ww

wet weight

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