DEEPLAB research programme

DEEPLAB Environmental Health Program

Research on the environmental risks to health in Bangladesh — lead, arsenic, air pollution and unsafe water.

Published work (2)

Research · Health · October 18, 2026

Lead poisoning crisis threatens 35 million Bangladeshi children

Bangladesh ranks among the worst-affected countries on Earth for childhood lead exposure — a silent epidemic that quietly erodes children's intelligence, health, and future earnings.
Data insight · Health · May 26, 2023

Over 27 million Bangladeshis still drink water with arsenic above the WHO guideline

Household water testing shows arsenic exposure has fallen sharply since 2009 — but almost all of the progress is at the lower WHO threshold. The number of people drinking water above Bangladesh's own, looser limit has barely moved.