Microbial indicators of fecal pollution: recent progress and challenges in assessing water quality

DA Holcomb, JR Stewart - Current environmental health reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Fecal contamination of water is a major public health concern.
This review summarizes recent developments and advancements in water quality indicators …

A review of rural and peri-urban sanitation infrastructure in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific: Highlighting regional inequalities and limited data

N Nasim, A El-Zein, J Thomas - International Journal of Hygiene and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rural and peri-urban communities in developing countries rely on sanitation systems which
are often unsafely managed. One of the major barriers to assess safely managed sanitation …

Effect of sanitation improvements on pathogens and microbial source tracking markers in the rural Bangladeshi household environment

ER Fuhrmeister, A Ercumen, AJ Pickering… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Diarrheal illnesses from enteric pathogens are a leading cause of death in children under
five in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Sanitation is one way to reduce the spread …

In situ treatment technologies for pit latrines to mitigate groundwater contamination by fecal pathogens: a review of recent technical advances

S Saxena, W Den - Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
On-site sanitation systems such as pit latrines are extensively used around the world, while
there is a growing number of evidence documenting the impact of pit latrines on …

A historical and critical review of latrine-siting guidelines

C Nenninger, J Cunningham… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Latrines are an effective way for people in low-and middle-income countries to move away
from open defecation. Guidelines are used to provide a recommended horizontal setback …

Higher helminth ova counts and incomplete decomposition in sand-enveloped latrine pits in a coastal sub-district of Bangladesh

M Rahman, M Islam, S Doza, AM Naser… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Pit latrines are the most common latrine technology in rural Bangladesh, and untreated
effluent from pits can directly contaminate surrounding aquifers. Sand barriers installed …

Microbiological water quality of Managed Aquifer Recharge systems in the salinity-prone southwest coastal Bangladesh

S Doza, AM Naser, MM Rahman, MH Mondol, GK Khan… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Managed aquifer recharge (MAR), a hydro-geological intervention designed to dilute
groundwater salinity, pumps pond water treated through a slow sand filter into the …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of bacteriological quality of domestic water sources in Kabale municipality, Western Uganda

S Alex, R Johnson - 2019 - idr.kab.ac.ug
In the present study, we assessed the bacteriological quality of water of drinking water
sources in Kabale Municipality. A total of 28 water samples were collected from 14 water …

[HTML][HTML] and Neonatal Mortality in Bangladesh

GJQWG Chellaraj, M Shamsudduha, AM Naser - azpdf.net
The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to
encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to …

Impact of Salinity on Infant and Neonatal Mortality in Bangladesh

G Joseph, Q Wang, G Chellaraj… - World Bank Policy …, 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
In this paper, the impact of salinity on maternal and child health in Bangladesh is analyzed
using data from the Bangladesh Demographic Health Surveys. A U-shaped association …