American Journal of Environmental Protection

Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016

  • Bio-Sand Filter (BSF): A Simple Water Treatment Device for Safe Drinking Water Supply and to Promote Health in Hazard Prone Hard-to-Reach Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

    A. H. M. Enamul Kabir, Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Gopal Chandra Ghosh

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 109-114
    Received: 21 July 2016
    Accepted: 01 August 2016
    Published: 15 August 2016
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    Abstract: This study investigated a locally assembled ‘Bio-Sand Filter (BSF)’ water treatment device for low cost household level drinking water supply in hazard-prone hard-to-reach coastal areas of Bangladesh to promote health. The device was made using locally available materials (plastic bucket, sand and gravel). Overall study results revealed a greater p... Show More
  • Performance Evaluation of Existing Community Level Arsenic Removal Plants for Arsenic Free Drinking Water Supply in Jessore and Jhenidah Districts of Bangladesh

    Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Prianka Ghosh, Sayka Jahan, Gopal Chandra Ghosh

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 115-120
    Received: 19 July 2016
    Accepted: 28 July 2016
    Published: 17 August 2016
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    Abstract: The use of groundwater as drinking water in Bangladesh is favoured by its easy availability, microbial safety and absence of proper infrastructure for treatment and distribution of surface water. As a result, millions of people are affected by widespread arsenic poisoning through drinking water drawn from underground sources containing arsenic at c... Show More
  • A Detailed Study on Environmental Sustainability in Knit Composite Industries of Bangladesh

    Samit Chakraborty

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 121-127
    Received: 25 July 2016
    Accepted: 08 August 2016
    Published: 08 September 2016
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    Abstract: This research paper has illustrated different forms of contemporary sustainable measures that can be applied in knitwear manufacturing industries. Apart of discussing this aspect, the paper has also reported what types of sustainable measures are being adopted by the Bangladeshi garments industries while producing knitted garments. Different ways o... Show More
  • Production and Fuel Properties of Biodiesel from Gingerbread Plum (Parinari macrophylla) Seed Oil Using MgO/Al2O3 Catalyst

    Muhammad Mukhtar, Musa Usman Dabai

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 128-133
    Received: 05 June 2016
    Accepted: 17 June 2016
    Published: 12 September 2016
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    Abstract: Increase in environmental pollution due fossil fuel exhaust emissions coupled with petroleum fuel depletion leads to search for the alternative green sources of energy. In views of this, methanolysis of gingerbread plum (Parinari macrophylla) seed oil had been carried out using 5wt.% MgO/Al2O3 catalyst to produce biodiesel and assess its fuel quali... Show More
  • Assessment of the Using Patterns of Pesticides and Its Impact on Farmers Health in the Jhenidah District of Bangladesh

    Most. Nasima Akhter, Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Prianka Ghosh, Sayka Jahan, Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Sheikh Abir Hossain

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 139-144
    Received: 28 August 2016
    Accepted: 05 September 2016
    Published: 22 September 2016
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    Abstract: Unreasonable utilization of pesticides is progressively debilitating our biological community, well-being and environment. The main objectives of these studies were to examine the pesticide using pattern and its impact on farmer’s health. Kaligonj and Jhenaidah sadar upazila of Jhenaidah districts were selected as a study area, where agriculture is... Show More