Arsenic in drinking water threatens more than 55 million people in Bangladesh. This project aims to conduct a Phase I/II clinical trial to prove that selenium dietary supplements can effect arsenic excretion in humans. The innovation is to supply selenium in fortified table salt which can be inexpensively manufactured within Bangladesh.
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ST-POC-0632-01-10
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Funding Amount (in original currency)
112000.00
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Funding Amount (in USD)
84000.00
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84000.00
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