Assessment of an Urban Contaminated Site from Tannery Industries in Dhaka City, BangladeshSource: Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste:;2013:;Volume ( 017 ):;issue: 001Author:Md. Rezaul Karim
,
Saskia Manshoven
,
Md. Rafizul Islam
,
Juan Antonio Gascon
,
Mikel Ibarra
,
Ludo Diels
,
Md. Mizanur Rahman
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000139Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The Hazaribagh tannery area of Bangladesh is considered an extremely polluted site owing to the disposal of untreated Cr-enriched tannery effluent. This study was undertaken from 2006–2008 to characterize the nature and extent of pollution in the area, the associated health risks, and to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the selected cleanup strategies. A comprehensive soil, wastewater, and groundwater sampling and detailed laboratory analysis were done. The results of the study indicated that the site is extremely polluted by Cr (up to
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| contributor author | Md. Rezaul Karim | |
| contributor author | Saskia Manshoven | |
| contributor author | Md. Rafizul Islam | |
| contributor author | Juan Antonio Gascon | |
| contributor author | Mikel Ibarra | |
| contributor author | Ludo Diels | |
| contributor author | Md. Mizanur Rahman | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T21:52:16Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T21:52:16Z | |
| date copyright | January 2013 | |
| date issued | 2013 | |
| identifier other | %28asce%29hz%2E2153-5515%2E0000169.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/64835 | |
| description abstract | The Hazaribagh tannery area of Bangladesh is considered an extremely polluted site owing to the disposal of untreated Cr-enriched tannery effluent. This study was undertaken from 2006–2008 to characterize the nature and extent of pollution in the area, the associated health risks, and to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the selected cleanup strategies. A comprehensive soil, wastewater, and groundwater sampling and detailed laboratory analysis were done. The results of the study indicated that the site is extremely polluted by Cr (up to | |
| publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| title | Assessment of an Urban Contaminated Site from Tannery Industries in Dhaka City, Bangladesh | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 17 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste | |
| identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000139 | |
| tree | Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste:;2013:;Volume ( 017 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |