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Geogenic Arsenic and Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water Sources : Exposure Risks to the Coastal Population in Bangladesh
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- Saha, Ratnajit (författare)
- Mem Univ Newfoundland, Sch Sci & Environm, Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook, NF, Canada.;BRAG Res & Evaluat Div, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Dey, Nepal C. (författare)
- BRAC Univ, JPG Sch Publ Hlth, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Rahman, Mahfuzar (författare)
- BRAG Res & Evaluat Div, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Bhattacharya, Prosun, 1962- (författare)
- KTH,Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik,Univ Southern Queensland, Fac Hlth Engn & Sci, Int Ctr Appl Climate Sci, Sch Civil Engn & Surveying, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia.
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- Rabbani, Golam H. (författare)
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Med Univ, Dept Publ Hlth & Informat, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Mem Univ Newfoundland, Sch Sci & Environm, Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook, NF, Canada;BRAG Res & Evaluat Div, Dhaka, Bangladesh. BRAC Univ, JPG Sch Publ Hlth, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (creator_code:org_t)
- 2019-05-08
- 2019
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Environmental Science. - : FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. - 2296-665X. ; 7
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Abstract
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- The study aimed to investigate the most usable drinking water sources quality and the dependent population's exposure to potentially contaminated water. The specific area chosen for the study was the coastal area in Satkhira district's Tala Upazila. Six hundred and fourty nine most usable drinking water sources were selected, that included Deep Tubewell (DTW), Shallow Tubewell (STW) and Pond Sand Filter (PSF) for drinking water sampling. Following standard sampling procedures, in-situ measurements were taken for seven important water quality parameters: Arsenic-As, Iron-Fe, Electrical Conductivity-EC, Temperature-Temp, Total Coliform- TC, E-coli, and Fecal Coliform-FC. In addition, semi-structured questionnaire surveys were conducted at corresponding dependent households (HH). Weighted arithmetic water quality index (WQI) was used to calculate the suitability of the derived water for drinking purposes. In the tested water sources, As, Fe and EC range were found 0-500 mu g/L, 0-18 mg/L, and 165-8,715 mu S/cm, respectively. Of all the tested water sources, 74% exceeded the permissible limit for As, 83% for Fe and 99% for EC, according to WHO standards. Comparatively higher percentages of Point of Uses (PoU) were found to be more contaminated than Point of Sources (PoS), such as TC found in 38% PoS and 54% of corresponding PoU, E. coli found in 24% PoS and 35% of PoU and FC found in 45% PoS and 55% of PoU. WQI suggested that the majority (72%) of most usable drinking water sources were found to be unsuitable for drinking. Thus, 40% of the population (0.12 million) in the study area were directly consuming contaminated water. Dependent household members most frequently suffered from fever, diarrhea and high blood pressure, resulting in the average household spending USD 3-13 per month/HH for health-related expenditures, which is higher than national average. To acquire safe drinking water, the majority (58%) of the dependent HH expressed willingness to pay USD 1 per month/ HH which is costly for them. The situation can be improved by installing a deep tube well for safe drinking water, periodically testing the water quality, educating the public for better hygiene practices, and providing entrepreneurial incentives to help deliver safe water to the public at lower cost.
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- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering (hsv//eng)
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- water quality
- most usable water sources
- dependent households
- water quality index
- population exposed
- coastal area
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