Safe distances between groundwater-based water wells and pit latrines at different hydrogeological conditions in the Ganges Atrai floodplains of Bangladesh.

M. Sirajul Islam,Zahid Hayat Mahmud,M. Shafiqul Islam,Ganesh Chandra Saha,Anwar Zahid,Ahm Zulfiquar Ali,M. Qumrul Hassan,Khairul Islam,Hasin Jahan,Yakub Hossain,M. Masud Hasan,Sandy Cairncross,Richard C. Carter,Stephen P. Luby,Alejandro Cravioto,Hubert P. Endtz,Shah M. Faruque,John D. Clemens

Safe distances between groundwater-based water wells and pit latrines at different hydrogeological conditions in the Ganges Atrai floodplains of Bangladesh.

2016

M. Sirajul Islam
Zahid Hayat Mahmud
M. Shafiqul Islam
Ganesh Chandra Saha
Anwar Zahid
Ahm Zulfiquar Ali
M. Qumrul Hassan
Khairul Islam
Hasin Jahan
Yakub Hossain
M. Masud Hasan
Sandy Cairncross
Richard C. Carter
Stephen P. Luby
Alejandro Cravioto
Hubert P. Endtz
Shah M. Faruque
John D. Clemens

Background Groundwater drawn from shallow tubewells in Bangladesh is often polluted by nearby pit latrines, which are commonly used toilets in rural and sub-urban areas of the country.

Keywords:

Floodplain
Nursing
Water well
Water resource management
Wetland
Environmental protection
Hydrogeology
Latrine
Groundwater
Pit latrine
Water supply
Medicine
Environmental monitoring

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