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Rainwater: A potential alternative source for scarce safe drinking and arsenic contaminated water in Bangladesh [1]

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Although Bangladesh receives plenty of rainwater during its monsoon, both rural and urban areas suffer from shortages of safe drinking water during dry season. Arsenic contamination of ground water affects many rural areas, whilst some urban areas including the capital, Dhaka City, lack sufficient potable ground water to meet the demand.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2010
Md. Manzurul Islam [2], F. N. -F. Chou [3], M. R. Kabir & et al [4]
Water Resources Management [5]
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Tags:
Rainfall [6], Bangladesh [7], Drinking Water [8], Arsenic [9], Groundwater Quality [10], Urban Water Harvesting [11], Urban Water Supply [12], Dhaka [13], Water Quality [14], Water Supply [15]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/md-manzurul-islam
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/f-n-f-chou-0
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-r-kabir-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/water-resources-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arsenic
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-quality
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-water-harvesting
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-water-supply
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dhaka
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply