Essays about: "Shallow tube wells"

Found 4 essays containing the words Shallow tube wells.

  1. 1. A preliminary assessment of the novel application ASMITAS using sediments from Matlab, Bangladesh

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Eva O’Kelly; [2020]
    Keywords : Rural Bangladesh; groundwater; arsenic; sediment color; Nix sensor; color difference; Munsell color code; tube wells;

    Abstract : Most of the drinking water supply in rural Bangladesh comes from groundwater collected using shallow tubewells. The tubewells, usually shallow because of the increased cost involved in deeper tubewells, have been installed by local drillers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gendered groundwater technology adoption in Bangladesh : case studies from Thakurgaon and Rangpur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sadiq Zafrullah; [2019]
    Keywords : groundwater; technologies; irrigation; experiences; social construction; norms; intersectionality;

    Abstract : Groundwater irrigation technologies are crucial for dry season agriculture in the North Western part of Bangladesh. The production of the major crop of the country, rice, is highly dependent on groundwater irrigation using Shallow Tube Wells (STW) and Deep Tube Wells (DTW). READ MORE

  4. 3. Removal of arsenic from groundwater using adsorption to ferrihydrite-coated laterite in Burkina Faso

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Agnes Hagstroem; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In several parts of Burkina Faso, there is an urgent need of making arsenic contaminated water potable. The shallow, dug out wells traditionally used in the rural areas provides small, inconsistent yields and are vulnerable to microbes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigating sustainable mitigation alternatives for groundwater in Matlab Upazila, Bangladesh. :  A Minor Field Study.

    University essay from KTH/Miljögeokemi och ekoteknik

    Author : Nicklas Gingborn; Hanna Wåhlén; [2012]
    Keywords : Arsenic mitigation; Arsenic and manganese in groundwater; Bengal Basin; Shallow tube wells; Platform color;

    Abstract : Since the late 20th century most people in rural Bangladesh use hand pumped tube wells to extract groundwater as their primary source of water. In 1993 it was officially recognized that many of the Holocene groundwater aquifers contain elevated levels of arsenic (As) and that millions of people in Bangladesh are exposed and at risk for mass poisoning. READ MORE