scholarly journals The consolidation of deep tube well technology in safe drinking water provision: the case of arsenic mitigation in rural Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debasish Kumar Kundu ◽  
Bas J.M. van Vliet ◽  
Aarti Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Tube Well ◽  
Water Provision

scholarly journals Understanding social acceptability of arsenic-safe technologies in rural Bangladesh: a user-oriented analysis

Water Policy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debasish Kumar Kundu ◽  
Aarti Gupta ◽  
Arthur P. J. Mol ◽  
Mahbuba Nasreen
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Acceptability ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tube Well ◽  
Dug Well

Contamination of shallow tube well drinking water by naturally occurring arsenic is a severe societal and human health challenge in Bangladesh. Multiple technological interventions seeking to ameliorate the problem face hurdles in securing social acceptance, i.e. the willingness of users to receive and use a technology. While most papers focus on expert understanding of social acceptability, this paper analyzes how users themselves understand the factors shaping the social acceptability of safe drinking water options in rural Bangladesh. We then deploy such understanding to comparatively assess which factors users see as most important in securing social acceptance for three safe drinking water options in rural Bangladesh: the arsenic removal household (Sono) filter; the deep tube well; and an improved dug well. We draw on focus groups and semi-structured interviews with technology users in six villages across three districts to analyze how users assess the social acceptability of specific arsenic-safe technologies. Our findings highlight that factors such as availability, affordability and compatibility with existing water use practices, as understood by users, are key to securing users' acceptance of a specific arsenic-safe option. In concluding, we point to a future research agenda to analyze user-oriented social acceptability of arsenic-safe technologies in developing country contexts.

scholarly journals Experimenting with a novel technology for provision of safe drinking water in rural Bangladesh: The case of sub-surface arsenic removal (SAR)

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 161-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debasish Kumar Kundu ◽  
Aarti Gupta ◽  
Arthur P.J. Mol ◽  
Mohammad Moshiur Rahman ◽  
Doris van Halem
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Novel Technology

scholarly journals Making Fe0-Based Filters a Universal Solution for Safe Drinking Water Provision

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Naseri ◽  
Arnaud Ndé-Tchoupé ◽  
Hezron Mwakabona ◽  
Charles Nanseu-Njiki ◽  
Chicgoua Noubactep ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Universal Solution ◽  
Water Provision

Subsurface iron and arsenic removal for shallow tube well drinking water supply in rural Bangladesh

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (19) ◽  
pp. 5761-5769 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. van Halem ◽  
S. Olivero ◽  
W.W.J.M. de Vet ◽  
J.Q.J.C. Verberk ◽  
G.L. Amy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Tube Well

Metallic iron for safe drinking water provision: Considering a lost knowledge

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 127-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hezron T. Mwakabona ◽  
Arnaud Igor Ndé-Tchoupé ◽  
Karoli N. Njau ◽  
Chicgoua Noubactep ◽  
Kerstin D. Wydra
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Metallic Iron ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Water Provision

scholarly journals Special Issue on Planning, Designing and Managing Decentralized Drinking Water Supply System—Editorial

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 930
Author(s):  
Chicgoua Noubactep
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Filter Material ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Water Filtration ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Acceptable Solution ◽  
Water Provision

The growing demands for affordable and applicable technologies for decentralized safe drinking water provision have instigated technical innovations in the water filtration industry. Adsorptive filtration appears to be the most affordable, resilient, and socially acceptable solution for households and small communities worldwide. However, water filtration devices have not yet been widely implemented due to lack of awareness for the efficiency of such systems using locally available materials. Water filtration has the potential to secure universal access to safe drinking water by 2030. This special issue has elucidated the applicability, benefits, constraints, effectiveness, and limitations of metallic iron as filter material for safe drinking water provision. Tools to make rainwater a primary water source are also presented together with ways to transform existing centralized water management systems into decentralized ones (sectorization). The knowledge is applicable to a wide variety of situations on a global scale.

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