S A S M I T
Royal Institute of Technology &
KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group

The KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group (GARG) at Royal Institute of Technology, has experience of working on As contamination in groundwater and soils for over 10 years. They are working on As contamination in Bangladesh and West-Bengal, India since 1995. The team comprises several experts in hydrogeochemistry, sediment geochemistry and hydrogeology. The group has actively been collaborating with Dhaka University, NGO Forum, CSIRO (Adelaide, Australia), Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (Argentina), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), USGS (USA) among others. The team includes of Dr. Prosun Bhattacharya (team leader), Mattias von Brömssen (M.Sc.) and professor em. Gunnar Jacks.


NGO Forum

NGO Forum (www.ngof.org) is the apex networking and service delivery agency of NGOs, CBOs (community based organization) and private sector and civil society actors who implement water and sanitation (WatSan) programmes at the unserved and underserved rural and urban communities. NGO Forum works as development partner with all relevant national and international agencies and stakeholders ranging from the government and civil society to donor organizations.

NGOs Arsenic Information & Support Unit (NAISU) is an information window on As. It’s a joint initiative of NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation and Water Aid Bangladesh that is dedicated to work with local NGOs for the dissemination of As related information, enhancement of capacity on As and advocating on As. 95 NGOs are with are associated with NAISU as partners with an agenda of facing As catastrophe with a goal to enhance as well as improve the quality of life for the poor, unserved and under served communities of Bangladesh through implementation of the national As mitigation programs. The overall ambition of the NAISU is to strengthen the capacity of NGOs, relevant GoB bodies and LGIs to address As and water quality related issues.


University of Dhaka

Geology Department of University of Dhaka has been involved in As related studies since 1995. The department has expertise in the field of Hydrogeology, sedimentology, geophysics alongside modest laboratory facilities. The department also has relevant field equipments for geophysical and hydrogeological investigations. The department has developed closed links with national (such as BWDB, DPHE, GSB), international (such as UNICEF), and non-governmental (such as BRAC, Water Aid, NGO Forum) organisations. The department has also developed closed research links with overseas universities such as Columbia University and Auburn University of the USA, University College London of the UK, Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden, Osaka City University of Japan etc.

Partner's Address MMI
Dr Prosun Bhattacharya,
Project Coordinator, SASMIT and
Coordinator and Research Leader, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group
Professor, Dept. of Land and Water Resources Engineering
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Teknikringen 76, SE-100 44,   Stockholm, Sweden
Telephone: +46 8 790 7399
Fax: +46 8 790 6857,   Email: prosun@kth.se
Mr. Mattias von Brömssen
(Doctoral Researcher in LWR in KTH) and
Dept. Manager,
Soil and Water Environment,
Ramboll,
Krukmakargatan 21, SE-104 62,   Stockholm, Sweden
Telephone: +46 10 615 60 00
Fax: +46 10 615 20 00
Email: Mattias.brömssen@ramboll.se
Claes Clifford
Monitoring Consultant from Sida, and
Water Sector Director,
NIRAS A/S,
Sortemosevej 2,
DK-3450 Alleroed,
Denmark.
Phone: +4548104540
Email: ccl@niras.dk