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Assessing the influence of human settlements on the plant diversity in wetlands of Phobji and Gangtey, Bhutan
(2020)Plant diversity in the wetlands of Phobji and Gangtey represents an important aspect of the overall wetland ecosystem. However, over the years, the increasing trend in population has initiated the building of many ... -
Drinking Water Security Challenges in Rohingya Refugee Camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
(MPDI, 2020)About a million Rohingyas have fled due to the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and sought refuge in Bangladesh. The refugees are located in temporary settlements on hilly areas of Cox’s Bazar with inadequate water and ... -
Inadequacies in Hospital Waste and Sewerage Management in Chattogram, Bangladesh: Exploring Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards
(MPDI, 2020)Bangladesh has been grappling with the issues of improper hospital waste management. To reflect the inadequacies in existing management practices and the potential implications on the environment and health, this study ... -
Investigating the presence of enteric bacteria and their antibiotic resistance in drinking water samples of slum households in Port City Chattogram, Bangladesh
(2020)Globally, unsafe water supplies due to contamination with fecal coliforms are major issues in urban slums. To determine the presence of microbial risk, water samples were collected from three slums in the port city ... -
Opportunities and Barriers Against Successive Implementation of Rainwater Harvesting Options to Ensure Water Security in Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh
(frontiers in Water, 2020)The Coastal Region of Bangladesh is surrounded by the acute crisis of safe drinking water. Potable water scarcity is an acute problem within the coastal regions of Bangladesh. Salinity intrusion in freshwater bodies, ...