Peoples’ Perception of the Water Salinity Impacts on Human Health: A Case Study in South-Eastern Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Exposure and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 41-50

  Akib Jabed, Md ^a   Paul, Alak ^a   Nath, Tapan Kumar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Coastal areas; Health problems; Ponds; Salinity intrusion; Surface water

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONE; DISEASE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; PERCEPTION; POND; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; SURFACE WATER;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 85048687936     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-018-0283-0     Document Type: Article

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