Safe water access, motivation and community participation at arsenic affected rural area of Jessore, Bangladesh: insights and realism

Khan, Abu Shamim; Waliullah, Md.; Hossain, M.M.; Mandal, Bablu Hira; Habiba, Umme; Siddique, M. N. A.

doi:10.18801/jstei.040116.29

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“…The finding resonates with an earlier study that realised the need to balance access and quality issues in WASH service delivery, particularly in the developing world [ 27 ]. An earlier finding also confirmed females’ importance in dealing with contamination challenges and deep-rooted challenges such as arsenic [ 28 ]. In the context of Somalia, where the government and legislative system are weak, the water quality system is adversely affected.…”

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Universal WASH coverage; what it takes for fragile states. Case of Jariban district in Somalia

2021

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The paper assessed access to WASH service in the Jariban district of Somalia. One hundred and sixty-seven households were sampled to administer a questionnaire. Central tendency and logistical regression were used to analyse the data in SPSS 26. The findings show that access to safe drinking water sources is 57.5%. Of the 42.5% of respondents who did not access safe drinking water source, only 10.8% confirmed that they treat drinking water at the point of use. The main reason for household water treatment was the positive mindset (.272) of the household head towards water treatment. The majority (80.2%) of the respondents access approximately 13 litres per person per day. Woman-headed households were more likely to treat water before drinking than male-headed households. Only 26.9% of the respondents accessed basic sanitation. Of the respondents, 55.7% did not share latrines, while 44.3% share resulting in open defecation. WASH access in the study area remains low, resulting in health-related risks, including diarrhoeal disease. The limitation is that the paper only focused on access to WASH facilities in fragile contexts. A cross-sectional analysis of biological, physical and chemical properties of water at the source and point of use is recommended for further research.

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Universal WASH coverage; what it takes for fragile states. Case of Jariban district in Somalia

2021

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“…A 100 ml sample was preserved by 2ml of 6N nitric acid for metal analysis but another 50ml sample was preserved in the refrigerator at 4˚C. The concentration of pH, TDS, total alkalinity, total hardness, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium were measured by membrane electrode, conductivity, Mohr's titration, acid-base titration, EDTA complex metric and flame-AAS method, respectively (Khan et al, 2016;Pandey and Bhatt, 2015).…”

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Monitoring of Groundwater Quality in Arsenic and Salinity Prone Areas of Jashore, Bangladesh

Ahmed¹,

Islam²,

Hasan

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IJEEG

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The groundwater contamination by arsenic is a large-scale pollution in drinking water history. Safe water supply is a big challenge due to critical hydrogeological situation and water quality problems in this area. The analytical results show that a range of pH, TDS, chloride, total alkalinity, total hardness, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron and arsenic were found between 7.50-7.23, 504.00-201.00 mg/L, 90.30-31.43 mg/L, 410.81-174.31mg/L, 616.47-202.97 mg/L, 52.59-13.28 mg/L, 17.13-2.87 mg/L, 108.57-44.53 mg/L, 83.87-22.29 mg/L, 1.78-0.01 mg/L, 11.78-1.45 mg/L, 0.42-0.02 mg/L, respectively. This study will help making a future plan for groundwater quality monitoring and its hydrogeological application for safe water source identification

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“…Due to continuous drinking of this groundwater, inhabitants in that study area might suffer from several non-carcinogenic health hazards, including vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, injury to the skin, gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infections, damage to the liver, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, and nervous system problems, diabetes, reproductive problems, hair loss, and neurological problems. Khan et al (2016) found that about 1,537 arsenicosis patients were assumed in Jashore district, while 375 arsenicosis patients were detected in Jhikargachha Upazila.…”

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“…According to the study results, about 97 and 73% of groundwater samples exceeded the WHO (0.01 mg/L) and Bangladesh Drinking Water Standard (BDWS) (0.05 mg/L) limits, respectively, whereas the mean concentration of As was 9 and 1.8 times higher than the WHO (0.01 mg/L) and BDWS (0.05 mg/L) limits. In the Jashore district, about 53% of surveyed tube-well water contains more than 50 μg/L of arsenic (Khan et al 2016). The concentrations of Fe in groundwater samples varied from 0.30 to 7.81 mg/L, with an average concentration of 3.68 + 1.72 mg/L (Table 1).…”

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“…According to the NDWQS survey of 2009, 42 and 80% of tube wells (n ¼ 43) in Jashore district contain iron and manganese, respectively, above Bangladesh's drinking water standards (UNICEF Bangladesh 2011). About 53% of tube wells in the Jashore district exceeded the safe arsenic level (0.05 mg/L) (Khan et al 2016). Through various exposure pathways like dermal contact and drinking water, long-term exposure to elevated levels of As, Fe, and Mn in drinking water might cause diverse adverse health effects such as neurological, cardiovascular, hematological, skin, kidney, and bladder cancer, Alzheimer's, hyperkeratosis, diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's, mental and neurological disorders, loss of weight, and joint pain (Islam et al 2017b;Bodrud-Doza et al 2019).…”

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Arsenic, iron, and manganese in groundwater and its associated human health risk assessment in the rural area of Jashore, Bangladesh

Chakraborty¹,

Ghosh²,

Ghosh³

et al. 2022

Journal of Water and Health

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This study investigated groundwater pollution and potential human health risks from arsenic, iron, and manganese in the rural area of Jashore, Bangladesh. Study results show that the mean value of groundwater pH is 7.25 ± 0.31, with a mean conductivity of 633.94 ± 327.41 μs/cm, while about 73, 97, and 91% of groundwater samples exceeded the Bangladesh drinking water standard limits for As, Fe, and Mn, respectively. Groundwater pollution evaluation indices, including the heavy metal pollution index, the heavy metal evaluation index, the degree of contamination, and the Nemerow pollution index, show that approximately 97, 82, 100, and 100% of samples are in the high degree of pollution category, respectively. Spatial distribution exhibited that the study area is highly exposed to As (73%), Fe (82%), and Mn (46%). In the case of non-carcinogenic health risk via oral exposure, about 94% of samples suggest a high category of risk for infants, and 97% of samples are found to be at high risk for children and adults. The carcinogenic risk of arsenic via an oral exposure pathway suggests that approximately 97% of the samples are found to be at high risk for infants, and all of the samples are at high risk for both adults and children.

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Safe water access, motivation and community participation at arsenic affected rural area of Jessore, Bangladesh: insights and realism

Abstract: of arsenic affected people solved their arsenic problem by using arsenic safe water sources and its maintenance by user participation. Arsenic mitigation project activities were given a great benefit for awareness building and sustainable safe water supply.

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Universal WASH coverage; what it takes for fragile states. Case of Jariban district in Somalia

Universal WASH coverage; what it takes for fragile states. Case of Jariban district in Somalia

Monitoring of Groundwater Quality in Arsenic and Salinity Prone Areas of Jashore, Bangladesh

Arsenic, iron, and manganese in groundwater and its associated human health risk assessment in the rural area of Jashore, Bangladesh

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