Water quality assessment and monitoring in Pakistan: A comprehensive review

L Kumar, R Kumari, A Kumar, IA Tunio, C Sassanelli - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water quality has been a major problem in Pakistan owing to a mix of factors such as
population expansion, industrial units in urban areas, and agricultural activities. The …

Impact of land use/land cover changes on water quality and human health in district Peshawar Pakistan

W Ahmad, J Iqbal, MJ Nasir, B Ahmad, MT Khan… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The quality and quantity of groundwater resources are affected by landuse/landcover
(LULC) dynamics, particularly the increasing urbanization coupled with high household …

Public water supply in Lagos State, Nigeria: Review of importance and challenges, status and concerns and pragmatic solutions

II Balogun, AO Sojobi, E Galkaye - Cogent Engineering, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The challenges faced in public water supply in most cities and develo** countries are
increasing population size, poor operational efficiency of existing waterworks, leakages, low …

Implementing rainwater harvesting systems as a novel approach for saving water and energy in flat urban areas

S Ali, YF Sang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Implementation of rainwater harvesting systems (RHS) is an effective approach to tackle
increasing water and energy shortages for sustainable urban development. However, water …

[HTML][HTML] Is road-side fishpond water in Bangladesh safe for human use? An assessment using water quality indices

MS Islam, K Nakagawa, M Abdullah-Al-Mamun… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pond water is used in everyday life by many people in Bangladesh, however, without
sufficient and reliable information regarding water quality and pollution status. For this …

Correlation of arsenic and fluoride in the groundwater for human consumption in a semiarid region of Mexico

O Navarro, J González, HE Júnez-Ferreira… - Procedia …, 2017 - Elsevier
The measurement of the values of arsenic and fluoride becomes critical in the
characterization of groundwater quality. Although there are anthropogenic sources, most …

Identification and selection of suitable landfill sites using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis in the Peshawar District, Pakistan

I Ali, A Islam, SM Ali, S Adnan - Waste Management & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Managing municipal solid waste (MSW) is indispensable for public health and quality living
standards in urban and rural environments. Suitable landfill site selection (LSS) requires the …

Groundwater analysis of Dholera geothermal field, Gujarat, India for suitable applications

M Shah, A Sircar, N Shaikh, K Patel, V Thakar… - Groundwater for …, 2018 - Elsevier
The physio-chemical properties of water play an important role on the efficiency of a
process, selection of materials and the lifetime of conduits used to carry the fluid used either …

Assessment of landcover impacts on the groundwater quality using hydrogeochemical and geospatial techniques

J Iqbal, G Amin, C Su, E Haroon… - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Groundwater quality is influenced by urbanization and land use land cover (LULC) changes.
This study investigated their impact on groundwater quality in Quetta City, Pakistan, from …

Quality Assessment of Groundwater Based on Geochemical Modelling and Water Quality Index (WQI)

H Changsheng, W Akram, A Rashid, Z Ullah, M Shah… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Potable groundwater contamination through arsenic (As) is a common environmental
problem in many develo** countries, including Pakistan, with significant human health risk …