scholarly journals Study on Knowledge about Arsenic Contamination in Drinking Water among the People Living in Selected Villages of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Akbar Hossain ◽  
Afroza Begum ◽  
Khursheda Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Arsenic Toxicity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The People ◽  
Tube Well

Background: Excessive amounts of arsenic (As) in the groundwater in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries are also a major public health problem.Objective: The purpose of the present study was to find out the knowledge of arsenic contamination in drinking water and health hazards due to chronic arsenic toxicity among the people living in selected villages of Bangladesh.Methodology: This cross sectional descriptive type of study was conducted purposively among the people of the selected two villages of Bhanga Upazilla of Faridpur district from January 2007 to June 2007. All the relevant socio-demographic characteristics and data were collected by face to face interview.Results: A total number of 360 people were recruited. It was found that 273(85.3%) of the respondents family member used tube well water for drinking purpose of the respondents, 317(99.1%) persons heard of arsenic contamination in drinking water. About 284 (88.8%) respondents had the correct knowledge about identifying color of arsenic contaminated and arsenic free tube well. It was found that l76(55.5%) people knew the correct answer about the duration of use of arsenic contaminated water to causes chronic arsenic toxicity. It also revealed that 107(33.4%) respondents did not know about sign of chronic arsenic toxicity.Conclusion: Excellent knowledge on arsenic contamination in drinking water and health hazards due to chronic arsenic toxicity is found among the people living in selected villages of Bangladesh.J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll, 2014; 6(2):57-59

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice of Drinking Safe Water Among the Community People of Horintana, Khulna

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-109
Author(s):  
F Ferdaus
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safe Water ◽  
Community People ◽  
Tube Well ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Water Borne

Background: Water is basic human right, most precious resource for economy and health. Drinking water and sanitation is a fundamental health service. The health of a person largely depends on its quality and quantity of safe water. Water must be safe and wholesome. But unfortunately the problem of water pollution has now become a burning question. Objective: To explore the knowledge and practice of drinking safe water among the community people. Method: This was a descriptive type of cross-sectional study conducted at Horintana, Khulna, during the period from January 2018 to April 2018 to assess the Knowledge and practice of drinking safe water among the villagers. The respondents were adult population of the community. Result: Most of the respondents were in 30-44 years age group, (53.64%) and 15-29 years age group (31.36%). Majority of the respondents were female (84.55%). Majority of villagers drank tube well water (93.64%). 81.36% of the respondents knew about safe sources of drinking water. 14 (6.36%) respondents, who used water other than tube well water applied purification methods. A large portion of respondents (14.09%) did not know about the water borne diseases. Among the water borne diseases they had suffered,most prevalent diseases were diarrheal diseases (57.63%) and parasitic infestations (16.66%). In most cases, treatment providers were MBBS doctors (64.23%). Conclusion: In conclusion, the study revealed that the knowledge and practice of safe drinking water among the rural people is now satisfactory. But the matter of great sorrow is that, the socio-economic condition and educational status of people is hampering towards the good health. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 10, No. 2: July 2019, P 105-109

Drinking water in rural India: a study of deficiency, quality and some social implications

Water Policy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 885-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradip Kumar Biswas ◽  
Kasturi Mandal (Mitra)
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Public Provision ◽  
Integrated Water Management ◽  
The People ◽  
Tube Well

There is no doubt that accessibility of drinking water for rural households in India has increased over the decades, partly owing to concerted efforts by the state and partly owing to a rise in income of the people. Public provision of drinking water is primarily made through the tap whereas private provision is through the tube well. Households opt more for a tube well than for other sources owing to its reliability. The study finds a highly significant positive correlation between overall deficiency index and poverty ratio, a significantly negative relationship between the literacy rate and the percentage of cholera cases at times of deficiency. Drinking water in rural India is contaminated and about 18% of rural households are reported to have filtered their drinking water but very few have scientifically treated it before drinking. All this indicates that there is a greater need to improve the water supply including quantity, quality, accessibility and dependability. An integrated water management approach has to be adopted to improve and build upon the existing structure which is highly decentralized and dispersed. This would have important bearing on poverty reduction, environmental sustenance and sustainable economic development.

scholarly journals Association between self-rated health status and chronic diseases among the elderly in the Sylhet city of Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-206
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nayeem Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The People ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Function

Aging is one of the embryonic problems in Bangladesh and this has been gradually increasing with its far-reaching consequences. Elderly can develop new and complicating health problems. In most cases the diseases are chronic and complex. The structures were designed to investigate the health status, depression, and function of the daily living of the older men and women in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh. The data were collected using stratified sampling. We have used cross-sectional methods to analyze the data and performed a chi-square test to test the association and a then bivariate and multivariable logistic regression model was used to evaluate the major risk factors of CVD. In this study, 229 elderly people were considered aged from 60 to 60+ years-old face to face personal interviews. Among them 16.6% elderly are suffering in depression. According to residence, the condition of health is good in the ethnic group (21.9%) and this situation is worse in the rural group (97.5%). In addition, people who have depression were 0.087 times or 91.3% (OR = 1.115, 95% CI 0.273-4.552) less likely to have healthy compared to the people who did not have depression. In this study, we have seen that there were many factors that were associated with health status among different communities’ elderly people in Sylhet. This research will help clinicians and policymakers to develop appropriate strategies of CVD patients and organize health education programs for changing lifestyles among elderly in Sylhet. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. June 2019, 5(3): 197-206

scholarly journals Context and Prospect of Water Safety Plans in Bangladesh

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
MN Amin ◽  
CK Paul ◽  
A Parvez ◽  
MAI Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Risk Category ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Tube Well ◽  
Water Safety Plans

Study results showed that deep tube well and shallow tube well water were used for drinking purposes by 31.43% and 24.29% respondents respectively where as minority of the respondents use other sources. Perception about the safe drinking water for the respondents was found mostly 63% among all the respondents followed by moderately safe 21%. About 54.29% respondents were found to be fully satisfied about their drinking water followed by moderately satisfied 30%. Among all the beneficiaries, 82.86% beneficiaries indicated communication materials like booklet, leaflet, poster, manuals, etc were available. This investigation found 83.33% rain water harvesting plant was in high risk where as, 66.67% deep tube well water source was in high risk category. The chances of contamination were high in the period of covering the water vessels during storage of water was 64.71%. About 89% respondents among all the official respondents did not receive the water safety plans training. About 66.67% officials responded that no sanitary inspection was done. Most of the respondents (78.57% beneficiaries and 76.19% organizational personnel) had high perception about the selected benefits of water safety plans. Among all the officials and beneficiaries that 75.71% beneficiary and 66.67% organizational personnel had high perception in selected limitations to implement the water safety plans. Finally 95.24% organizational personnel and 81.43% beneficiaries had high perception about the selected necessities to successful implementation of water safety plans in Bangladesh.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v4i2.10136J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 4(2): 61-71, 2011  

CYANOSIS IN INFANTS WITH NITRATES IN DRINKING WATER AS CAUSE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-311
Author(s):  
WILL E. DONAHOE
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Early Infancy ◽  
Thymus Gland ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Milk Supply ◽  
Returning Home ◽  
Breast Fed

Five cases of idiopathic cyanosis in babies are reported. They cleared and did not recur when well water used for drinking and formula was changed, as a result of demonstrated contamination with Coliform organisms. These cases substantiate the contention of Comly that the toxic, or nitrate-containing water, is the cause of the cyanosis. This cyanosis appears as a result of the oxidation of hemoglobin into methemoglobin by the nitrites derived from nitrates present in the well water used for drinking or formula. Cyanosis cleared within a few days following removal of the infant to the hospital, away from the home water supply, but recurred within one to two weeks after returning home to the use of the contaminated water. One infant strongly suggested that milk from cows which drank the contaminated water may be the cause of moderate cyanosis when the milk supply is restricted to the single herd. One infant suggested that cyanosis may occur in a breast-fed infant, if the mother drinks the contaminated well water, or the milk from cows drinking water from that well. Many cases of cyanosis in early infancy in farm homes have been and still are being incorrectly treated for hypertrophy of the thymus gland. Cyanosis in early infancy, occurring particularly in babies living on farms one to three weeks after birth, can be cleared by using uncontaminated water.

scholarly journals Determination of Drinking Water Quality: A Case Study on Saline Prone South-West Coastal Belt of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
TK Das ◽  
M Choudhury ◽  
M Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Pond Water ◽  
Rain Water ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Sand Filter ◽  
Coastal Belt ◽  
Water Pond ◽  
Filter Water ◽  
Tube Well

This research integrates quantitative data of underground and sub-surface sources of drinking water from two coastal union Gabura and Munshiganj of Shyamnagur upazila of Satkhira district. Four drinking water sources have been selected and sampled during dry season when the salinity rate is generally high. A total of 22 water samples have been collected of which 6 from protected pond, 6 from tube well, 6 from rainwater and 4 from pond sand filter (PSF). The average pH of tube well water, protected pond water, pond sand filter water and rain water were 6.59 (±.05), 6.46 (±1.03), 6.60 (±.52), 5.95 (±.87), respectively. The average EC (μs cm-1) range of tube well water, protected pond water, pond sand filter water and rain water were 2059.16 (±49.43), 1756 (±14), 769 (±94.27), 64.33(±59.91) while the TDS (ppm) range were 1319.97 (±31.69), 1125.64 (±913.46), 492.94 (±60.43) and 15.38 (±118.59) respectively. The maximum concentration of salinity was found in tube well water which was 1.37 (±53) ppt. Most of the protected ponds were highly contaminated with sulphate and it ranges from 84.64 to 218.25 ppm. The average number of fecal Coliform in protected ponds were 1650 100 m l-1 of water while in PSF source pond 2350 100ml-1 and collection point 1.5 100ml-1.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 10(1): 101-108 2017

Quality of tube well water intended for irrigation and human consumption with special emphasis on arsenic contamination at the area of Punjab, Pakistan

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 847-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atta Rasool ◽  
Tangfu Xiao ◽  
Abida Farooqi ◽  
Muhammad Shafeeque ◽  
Yizhang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Tube Well

scholarly journals Implementation of Water Safety Plans in Bangladesh: Situation and Need Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 141-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
MM Rahman ◽  
CK Paul
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Risk Category ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Tube Well ◽  
Water Safety Plans

Water safety plans (WSPs) is a comprehensive health-based risk assessment and risk management approach to optimizing drinking-water safely from catchments to consumer. The focus of this research is the development and implementation of water safety plans (WSPs) to be used by the water supplier. The study was conducted at 13 districts and 18 upazills (rural and urban) among the whole Bangladesh. The data were collected during March to May, 2008 to conduct the study. In the study, primary data were collected directly from the respondents while secondary data were collected from different records available at different office, internet and journals. It was found that deep tube well and shallow tube well water was used for drinking purposes by 31.43% and 24.29% respondents respectively where as minority of the respondents used other sources. Perception about the safe drinking water for the respondents was found mostly 63% among all the respondents followed by moderately safe 21%. About 54.29% respondents were found to be fully satisfied about their drinking water followed by moderately satisfied 30%. Among all the beneficiaries 82.86% beneficiaries have been indicated communication materials like booklet, leaflet, poster, manuals, etc was available. This investigation found that 83.33% rain water harvesting plant and 66.67% deep tube well water source were in high risk category. The chances of contamination were high in the period of covering the water vessels during storage of water 64.71%. About 88.10% respondents among all the official respondents received the water safety plans training. About 66.67% officials have been responded that no sanitary inspection was done. Most of the respondents (78.57% beneficiaries and 76.19% organizational personnel) had high perception about the selected benefits of water safety plans. Among all the officials and beneficiaries i.e. 66.67% organizational personnel and 75.71% beneficiaries had high perception in selected limitations to implement the water safety plans. Finally 95.24% organizational personnel and 81.43% beneficiaries had high perception about the selected necessities to successful implementation of water safety plans in Bangladesh. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsf.v9i1-2.14657 J. Sci. Foundation, 9(1&2): 141-161, June-December 2011

scholarly journals PENGOLAHAN AIR PAYAU MENGGUNAKAN TEKNOLOGI MEMBRAN SISTEM OSMOSA BALIK SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF PEMENUHAN KEBUTUHAN AIR MINUM MASYARAKAT KEPULAUAN SERIBU

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahyu Widayat
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Reverse Osmosis ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
The People ◽  
Quality Of Water

Kepulauan seribu (Seribu Archipelago) is one of region of north jakarta, the province of DKI Jakarta Raya which is populated by around 18.000 inhabitants. It consists of 111 small islands. Among them, there are about 11 (eleven) islands are stated as the residential:   P. Untung Jawa, P. Tidung Besar, P. Lancang Besar, P. Panggang, P. Pramuka, P. Kelapa I, P. Kelapa II, P. Harapan, P. Sebira. P. Payung dan P. Pari. P. Panggang and P. Kelapa I are the most populated.In relation to the clean water supply, specifically for drinking water/freshwater, mostly is got from the narrow well, rainfall and some water treatment installations that heve been owned by some islands. However, problem arises when the prolong dry season comes as the quality of water in the narrow well decreases significantly, the well water became brackish. In order to cope this problem, the avaibility of sufficient water treatment installations to process brackish water into freshwater is very important. The water treatment installation with reverse osmosis system is one of the most effective alternative in order to provide the freshwater for the people in the islands. The system has also been aplied sufficiently in several islands, such as P. Kelapa I, P. Tidung, P. Pramuka, P. Untung Jawa, P. Panggang dan P. Harapan Kata Kunci : Pengolahan Air payau, Osmosa balik, Air minum.

scholarly journals Manganese in potable water of nine districts, Bangladesh: Human health risk

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Aminur Rahman ◽  
Md. Abul Hashem ◽  
Md. Sohel Rana ◽  
Md. Rashidul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Potable Water ◽  
Hazard Quotient ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
World Health ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Tube Well ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Safe drinking water is directly linked to good human health. An excessive amount of manganese (Mn) in drinking water supplies causes people show symptoms of neurotoxicity. In this study, the level of Mn in potable water sourced from tube wells located in 9 (nine) districts of Bangladesh was monitored. In total 170 (one hundred and seventy) water samples were collected and Mn was quantified by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). The levels of Mn found in the tube well water samples of Sirajganj, Meherpur, Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Magura, Faridpur, Jashore, Satkhira, and Khulna were 0.37–1.86, 0.10–4.11, 0.30–0.76, 0.26–0.94, 0.01–0.18, 0.21–1.78, 0.08–1.23, 0.05–0.27 and 0.01–2.11 mg/L, respectively. Results revealed that Mn level was beyond the highest contaminated levels of 0.1 mg/L and 0.4 mg/L, which are recommended by Bangladesh Drinking Standard (BDS) and World Health Organization (WHO), respectively. The maximum Mn contaminated level reached up to 4.11 mg/L (mean: 0.53 mg/L). The Mn level in tube well water exceeded 51.1% and 75.9% set by the recommended value of WHO and BDS, respectively. Furthermore, the calculated hazard quotient (HQ) value for Mn was observed to be greater than unity, indicating both children and adults risked potential non-carcinogenic health issues. The water supply authorities should take steps to provide Mn-free drinking water for communities.

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