Water pollution in Bangladesh and its impact on public health

MK Hasan, A Shahriar, KU Jim - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Bangladesh–one of the most densely populated countries of the world—has plentiful water
sources, but these sources are being polluted continuously. Both surface water and …

Impacts of salinity intrusion in community health: a review of experiences on drinking water sodium from coastal areas of Bangladesh

M Shammi, MM Rahman, SE Bondad, M Bodrud-Doza - Healthcare, 2019 - mdpi.com
Increasing salt intake has substantial negative impacts on human health and well-being.
This article focused on the construction of Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) …

Water quality index and health risk assessment for heavy metals in groundwater of Kashiani and Kotalipara upazila, Gopalganj, Bangladesh

MR Shaibur, M Howlader, I Ahmmed, S Sarwar… - Applied Water …, 2024 - Springer
The groundwater quality of the Gopalganj district in Bangladesh was not well documented.
Therefore, this research was done to determine the groundwater quality in the study area …

Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation applying groundwater quality index (GWQI) and irrigation water quality index (IWQI)

A Ghosh, B Bera - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent times, the contamination of groundwater in the extended part of Chota Nagpur
Plateau becomes a big concern. The demand of high-quality drinking and irrigation water …

Groundwater quality of some parts of coastal bhola district, Bangladesh: exceptional evidence

MR Shaibur, I Ahmmed, S Sarwar, R Karim… - Urban Science, 2023 - mdpi.com
The composition of groundwater governs the drinking and irrigation water suitability. A large
part of the coastal region of Bangladesh is affected and is responsible for changing the …

Spatio-temporal assessment of groundwater quality and human health risk: a case study in Gopalganj, Bangladesh

MM Rahman, MA Islam, M Bodrud-Doza, MI Muhib… - Exposure and …, 2018 - Springer
A set of hydrochemical analysis, drinking water evaluation indices along with multivariate
statistics and geostatistical model are applied to evaluate the groundwater quality of …

Seawater intrusion into groundwater and its impact on irrigation and agriculture: Evidence from the coastal region of West Bengal, India

B Sarkar, A Islam, A Majumder - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aims to trace out the signatures of seawater intrusion into the groundwater
and the irrigation hazards in the coastal region of West Bengal, India based on 56 …

Ecologic and economic perspectives for sustainable irrigated agriculture under arid climate conditions: An analysis based on environmental indicators for southern …

H Besser, L Dhaouadi, R Hadji, Y Hamed… - Journal of African Earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
In arid hot dry areas, of southern Tunisia, the intense agricultural development of more than
200,000 tons/year relies on the exploitation of groundwater resources. The scarcity of …

Spatial and seasonal variation of water quality indices in Gomal Zam Dam and its tributaries of south Waziristan District, Pakistan

S Muhammad, I Ullah - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
This study investigated the quality of water and its seasonal variation in the Gomal Zam Dam
and tributaries, south Waziristan District, Pakistan. For this purpose, water samples were …

Potential of rooftop rainwater harvesting to meet outdoor water demand in arid regions

K Tamaddun, A Kalra, S Ahmad - Journal of Arid Land, 2018 - Springer
The feasibility of rooftop rainwater harvesting (RRWH) as an alternative source of water to
meet the outdoor water demand in nine states of the US was evaluated using a system …