Assessment of rainwater harvesting for drinking water supply in Bangladesh

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-249

  Karim, M R ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drinking water supply; Issues of rainwater harvesting; Questionnaire survey; Rainwater harvesting; Roof catchment; Storage tanks

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CATCHMENTS; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; SURVEYS; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNITY-BASED; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; STORAGE TANK;

HARVESTING;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN;

ARSENIC; CATCHMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DRINKING WATER; GUIDELINE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RAINWATER; STANDARD (REGULATION); STORAGE TANK; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY; HOUSEHOLD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 77955065435     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2010.896     Document Type: Article

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