River pollution and social inequalities in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This study designed a direct observation method to record people's daily river use activities across dry and wet seasons,
Abstract
River pollution through the discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluent is a perverse outcome of rapid urbanisation and economic growth across Asia. To understand the socio-spatial and seasonal inequalities in pollution risks, we designed a direct observation method to record people鈥檚 daily river use activities across dry and wet seasons, complemented by monthly monitoring of river water quality, heavy metal and biotoxicity assessment a large-scale household survey along a 25km stretch of the Turag River and Tongi Khal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
This work is part of the 鈥楻EACH Improving Water Security for the Poor鈥� programme
Citation
Hoque, S., Peters, R., Whitehead, P., Hope, R., Hossain, M.A. (2021) River pollution and social inequalities in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Environmental Research Communications. 3 095003.