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Asma Ahkter, BRAC WASH programme assistant, explain to a women’s meeting how a water seal protects their latrine

Voices of success in BRAC WASH communities

Published on: 03/07/2015
“People are developing a taste for healthy living. They want improvement‑compared to us and what we are doing, they want better.” Md Amin Uddin one of the elders in Arua village in Keshabpur upazila, Jessore district, Bangladesh is optimistic about the future.

Decision-support for arsenic- and salt-mitigation in Bangladesh : the ASTRA approach

This paper describes how the ASTRA tool can help identify potentially appropriate technical solutions fro the delivery of arsenic and saline-free...
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Bangladeshi arsenic- and salt-mitigation sourcebook and decision-support tool : final report

What is the best technical solution to deal with arsenic-polluted and saline water in Bangladesh? When is it better to treat the water or to choose...
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pumping water in bangladesh

Decision-support for arsenic and salt mitigation

Published on: 26/10/2014
The ASTRA decision support tool aims to help mitigate the effects of arsenic and salt contamination of water in Bangladesh. the tool stimulated lively discussion at the 37th WEDC Conference.

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A tool for water free from arsenic and salt

Published on: 26/06/2014
An action research project has developed a decision-support tool to help deliver arsenic- and salt-free drinking water in Bangladesh.

WASH technology in Bangladesh

Introducing the ASTRA project

Published on: 08/07/2013
The BRAC WASH II research call for low-cost water technologies was won by PRACTICA Foundation, based in The Netherlands. Their project title is ASTRA, Aiding Sustainable Water Technology Realization in Arsenic and Salinity contaminated Areas of Bangladesh.

Arsenic in drinking water

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Small community water supplies : technology, people and partnership

Completely revised edition of the 1981 textbook which links water supply science and technology with the specific needs of small communities in...
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