Essays about: "Arsenic mitigation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Arsenic mitigation.

  1. 1. Systematic and Automatized Hydrogeological Data Capturing for Provision of Safe Drinking Water in Daudkandi, Bangladesh

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Molly Boberg; Märta Selander; [2021]
    Keywords : Arsenic; Hydrogeology; Drinking water; Data capture; Bangladesh; GeoGIS; Visualization; Sustainable mitigation; Arsenik; Hydrogeologi; Dricksvatten; Datainsamling; Bangladesh; GeoGIS; Visualisering; Hållbara åtgärder;

    Abstract : Arsenic-contaminated drinking water exposes ~230 million people worldwide to increased risks of several diseases and is considered one of the greatest threats to public health. In Bangladesh, arsenic-contaminated water has been declared the largest poisoning of a population in history, where 39 million people are exposed to arsenic levels above the WHO guidelines (>10 μg/L). READ MORE

  3. 2. Detection of metals and trace elements in rice in Matlab, Bangladesh: A descriptive study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Shabana Azmy; [2020]
    Keywords : Toxic metals; essential elements; rice; Matlab; Bangladesh.;

    Abstract : Rice is the staple food for almost half of the global population, including Bangladesh. This may be problematic, as rice may be contaminated with toxic metals, like arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) due to industrialization, overuse of cultivating land, fertilizers and pesticides. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reconsidering Participation : A Critical Review of Integrated Approaches in the Management of Water Resources and Contaminated Drinking Water

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Frida Koernig; [2016]
    Keywords : Participation; participatory development; development projects; critical ideas; power inbalances; power relations;

    Abstract : Participation is often seen as fundamental in development studies and for development projects. There are also critical ideas claiming that there are power relations which should be taken into account before embracing participation as good in itself. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effectiveness of Tubewell platform color as screening tool for arsenic and manganese in drinking water wells: An assessment from Matlab region Southeastern Bangladesh.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Md Annaduzzaman; [2012]
    Keywords : Bangladesh; Groundwater; Arsenic; Manganese; Tube-well; Platform color;

    Abstract : Arsenic (As) contamination in groundwater is a severe and adverse water quality issue for drinking purposes, particularly in Southeast Asia, where groundwater is the main drinking water source. Bangladesh is one of the countries where arsenic poisoning in groundwater is massive and it is essential to find out a reliable alternative safe drinking water source. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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