Water pollution in Bangladesh and its impact on public health

MK Hasan, A Shahriar, KU Jim - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Bangladesh–one of the most densely populated countries of the world—has plentiful water
sources, but these sources are being polluted continuously. Both surface water and …

Urban river pollution in Bangladesh during last 40 years: potential public health and ecological risk, present policy, and future prospects toward smart water …

MJ Uddin, YK Jeong - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
River water is very much important for domestic, agriculture and industrial use in
Bangladesh which is in critical condition from long time based on research data. During last …

[HTML][HTML] Potential health risk and levels of heavy metals in water resources of lead–zinc mining communities of Abakaliki, southeast Nigeria

PN Obasi, BB Akudinobi - Applied Water Science, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metals are potential health risk, especially in mining sites where they deteriorate from
sulfide-rich ore bodies. Lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury are very carcinogenic, while …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution, source and health risk assessment based on the Monte Carlo method of heavy metals in shallow groundwater in an area affected by mining …

C Jiang, Q Zhao, L Zheng, X Chen, C Li… - … and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Mining activities exert a far-reaching impact on the quality of groundwater, and health
problems caused by heavy metal pollution have attracted global attention. In this study …

Environmental hazards posed by mine dust, and monitoring method of mine dust pollution using remote sensing technologies: An overview

H Yu, I Zahidi - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The over-exploitation of mineral resources has led to increasingly serious dust pollution in
mines, resulting in a series of negative impacts on the environment, mine workers …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metal pollution assessment in the groundwater of the Meghna Ghat industrial area, Bangladesh, by using water pollution indices approach

MATM Rahman, M Paul, N Bhoumik, M Hassan… - Applied water …, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution in groundwater is a substantial environmental risk for Bangladesh.
The Meghna Ghat industrial area in Bangladesh becomes a promising site for installing …

[PDF][PDF] Untreated wastewater reasons and causes: a review of most affected areas and cities

A Tariq, A Mushtaq - Int. J. Chem. Biochem. Sci, 2023 - iscientific.org
Wastewater is one of the serious environmental concerns because water quality criterion of
surface water and groundwater set by WHO are frequently violated. Approximately, 380 …

Health risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in groundwater of Kadava River Basin, Nashik, India

VM Wagh, DB Panaskar, SV Mukate… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2018 - Springer
Present research work emphasizes the integrated approach of heavy metal pollution indices
coupled with multivariate statistical analysis to evaluate the health risk from groundwater of …

Health risk assessment of toxicants in Meriç river delta wetland, thrace region, Turkey

C Tokatli, F Ustaoğlu - Environmental earth sciences, 2020 - Springer
In the current research, water quality of Meriç River Delta was evaluated using some toxic
element risk assessment indices. Samples were collected from 24 locations and nickel (Ni) …

Estimation of spatial distribution and health risk by arsenic and heavy metals in shallow groundwater around Dongting Lake plain using GIS mapping

X Long, F Liu, X Zhou, J Pi, W Yin, F Li, S Huang, F Ma - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Potable groundwater has become the primary water source for the local population because
of the serious pollution of As and heavy metals in the surface water around the Dongting …