Arsenic contamination of groundwater: a review of sources, prevalence, health risks, and strategies for mitigation

S Shankar, U Shanker, Shikha - The scientific world journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in different parts of the world is an outcome of natural
and/or anthropogenic sources, leading to adverse effects on human health and ecosystem …

Fecal contamination of drinking-water in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Bain, R Cronk, J Wright, H Yang, T Slaymaker… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Access to safe drinking-water is a fundamental requirement for good health and
is also a human right. Global access to safe drinking-water is monitored by WHO and …

Review of arsenic contamination, exposure through water and food and low cost mitigation options for rural areas

AK Sharma, JC Tjell, JJ Sloth, PE Holm - Applied Geochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a toxic metalloid found to be an important groundwater contaminant of mainly
natural geogenic origin worldwide particularly in large deltas and along major rivers in poor …

Drinking water insecurity in southwest coastal Bangladesh: how far to SDG 6.1?

MJ Hossain, MA Chowdhury, S Jahan, RU Zzaman… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Substantial progress has been seen in the drinking water supply as per the Millennium
Development Goals (MDG), but achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) …

Impact of cyclone Amphan on the water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH2) facilities of coastal Bangladesh

N Rafa, A Jubayer, SMN Uddin - Journal of Water, Sanitation and …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
The vulnerability of the underfunded water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH2)
facilities, particularly in the developing nations, is exacerbated by natural disasters. This …

Effectiveness of solar disinfection (SODIS) in rural coastal Bangladesh

MA Islam, AK Azad, MA Akber, M Rahman… - Journal of water and …, 2015 - iwaponline.com
Scarcity of drinking water in the coastal area of Bangladesh compels the inhabitants to be
highly dependent on alternative water supply options like rainwater harvesting system …

Operational data of the Star City rainwater harvesting system and its role as a climate change adaptation and a social influence

MY Han, JS Mun - Water Science and Technology, 2011 - iwaponline.com
The Star City rainwater harvesting system (RWHS) was featured in the December, 2008,
issue of Water 21. The article highlighted that the RWHS has a 3,000 m3 rainwater tank …

Infectious disease responses to human climate change adaptations

G Titcomb, J Uelmen, M Janko… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many recent studies have examined the impact of predicted changes in temperature and
precipitation patterns on infectious diseases under different greenhouse gas emissions …

Management of rainwater harvesting and its impact on the health of people in the Middle East: case study from Yatta town, Palestine

I Celik, LMA Tamimi, IA Al-Khatib, DS Apul - Environmental monitoring and …, 2017 - Springer
Water-related diseases are a primary problem in Palestine where many residents revert to
harvested rainwater as their primary water source due to water shortages within the area …

[PDF][PDF] Rainwater harvesting: A comprehensive review of literature

K DeBusk, W Hunt - 11-12-W, 2014 - repository.lib.ncsu.edu
Report No. 425 RAINWATER HARVESTING: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LITERATURE
By Kathy DeBusk and William Hunt Department of Biologi Page 1 Report No. 425 RAINWATER …