The basic finding is that arsenic concentrations are not in steady state. Because pumping increases flow through the aquifer, and because recharge is free of arsenic (except for irrigation return), one might expect arsenic concentrations to decrease. This is the idea behind pump-and-treat in the U.S. and Europe, but there is no treat in Bangladesh! However, the increased organic load from ponds and rice fields may also mobilize arsenic at greater rates.