A comprehensive review on water pollution, South Asia Region: Pakistan

R Noor, A Maqsood, A Baig, CB Pande, SM Zahra… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Pakistan is one of the most water-polluted country in the South Asia Region. Drinking water
is contaminated with microbial and toxic metals throughout Pakistan. The values of different …

The impact of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in water: potential risks

R Girón-Navarro, I Linares-Hernández… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This review summarizes research data on SARS-CoV-2 in water environments. A literature
survey was conducted using the electronic databases Science Direct, Scopus, and Springer …

[HTML][HTML] Drinking water quality map** using water quality index and geospatial analysis in primary schools of Pakistan

J Ahmed, LP Wong, YP Chua, N Channa - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Primary school children in the develo** world often lack potable water, which may result in
a high burden of water-related diseases and poor school performance. The present study …

Fecal coliform distribution and health risk assessment in surface water in an urban-intensive catchment

G Xu, T Wang, Y Wei, Y Zhang, J Chen - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Fecal coliform (FC) indicators are commonly used to evaluate microbial or fecal
contamination in surface water. As an important tributary of the Yangtze River in China, the …

Evaluation of water quality of groundwater of Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan: chemical and multivariate analysis

AQ Landar, TM Jahangir, MY Khuhawar, MF Lanjwani… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Sanghar District is located in the central part of Sindh Province and shares a boarder with
India to the east. This work examines the water quality of the groundwater of three …

Development of Health Care Facilities in Rural Areas of District Bagh, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir: A study of the application of the WASH-FIT tool

B Sehar, M Yaqoob, A Hanif, AM Akhter… - Journal of Sheikh …, 2022 - journalszmc.com
Background: In order to maintain health of the communities; water, sanitation, and hygiene
(WASH) practices are important as they help prevent new infections from occurring. Water …

[HTML][HTML] Water, sanitation and hygiene: A leading cause of viral transmission in Pakistan?

Z Sarfraz, A Sarfraz, A Siddiqui, A Totonchian… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rise of viral diseases has highlighted the long-lasting inequalities in water, sanitation
and hygiene access across Pakistan in recent years [1]. The response of the water sector …

[PDF][PDF] Hepatitis A Chronic Immunity in Iran: A Geographic Information System-Based Study

KB Lankarani, B Honarvar, A Davoodi… - Hepatitis …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Background: Chronic immunity to hepatitis A (HA) is largely influenced by environmental
factors, such as socioeconomic indicators, public health conditions, and access to safe …

Estimation of Rotavirus Associated Diarrheal Disease Burden Amongst Primary School Children of Sindh

J Ahmed, U Saeed, A Ayyub, Z Imran… - …, 2024 - proceedings-szmc.org.pk
Abstract Introduction: Human Rotavirus Virus (HRV) is amongst the common enteric viral
diarrheal diseases that indirectly or directly influence school-going children in low-income …

Quantitative microbial risk assessment and seasonality of hepatitis A virus in a river, swouthwest Nigeria

AO Olalemi, AE ADEUSI… - Microbes and Infectious …, 2024 - mid.journals.ekb.eg
Background: The pollution of water bodies is a serious concern in most rural areas in low-
and middle-income countries due to anthropogenic activities which pose the greatest risk of …