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SALTWATER PUTS WOMEN’S HEALTH AT RISK IN BANGLADESH

ABU SIDDIQUE

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SANPSHOTS OF THE STORY

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WATER SOURCES IN COASTAL BANGLADESH

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MOST PREVAILING DISEASES

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THE STORY IS

  • What is the amount of excessive salt intake with daily water?
  • The quality of water the coastal people consume?
  • The names and rate of most common diseses of coastal people
  • What is the realtion between salt and those diseases?

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TESTING THE WATER SAMPLE

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      • pH
      • Turbidity
      • Iron
      • Arsenic
      • Fluoride
      • Salinity
      • Chloride
      • Hardness
      • TDS
      • Total coliform
      • Faecal coliform bacteria

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2 Distrcits (Khulna and Satkhitra)

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2 Sub-distrcits (Shyamnagar and Dacope)

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8 samples (4 from each)

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Samples are from

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Tubewell

Pond

Pond-sand-filter

Riverse Osmosis

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SAMPLE COLLECTIONS

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SOURCES

  • Bangladesh Council of Scientic and Industrial Research
  • Patients Registrar of Dacope Sub-distrcit Hospital
  • Patinets Registrar of Shyamnagar Sub-distrcit Hospital
  • Studies on Salinity and Maternal Health
  • Science Journals

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THANK YOU!