Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, with an inhabitant close to 10 million, undergoes regular environmental problems, which are linked to inefficient solid waste management system. The objective of the study was to establish ...

The objective of this study is to investigate the hydraulic adequacy of the existing water distribution network in the urban areas of Dhaka city for fire protection. For this purpose, four pilot areas from different ...

The primary objective of this study was to assess the level of copper contamination in the lake water and sediment of Dhanmondi and Ramna lakes. The other major objectives were determination of equilibrium speciation of ...

Mathematical models have gained wide acceptance as invaluable tools to support the effective management of impacted rivers and lakes. Simulation of water and pollutants kinetics and movement are the key processes in the ...

This study was aimed at evaluating the environmental impact of the coastal embankment against surge flooding in Chittagong City. The evaluation was made through four major avenues: (I) assessing the flood risk associated ...

The surface water pollution is considered as one of the most serious environmental problems in most developing countries. Most of the rivers in the urban areas of the developing world are the end points of effluents ...

Arsenic contamination of groundwater in the alluvial aquifer underlying Bangladesh has been recognized as a major problem of catastrophic proportions. Millions of people are exposed to high levels of arsenic from drinking ...

Rapid industrialization coupled with geochemical alterations pose a major threat to environment. The contaminants present in industrial effluents get adsorbed in soils and are transported to the soils. To predict contaminant ...