Surface and Ground Water Pollution: Causes and Effects of Urbanization and Industrialization in South Asia

Bijoyee Sarker, Kamrun N. Keya, Fatin I. Mahir, Khandakar M. Nahiun, Shahirin Shahida and Ruhul A. Khan
Additional contact information
Bijoyee Sarker: Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, Nayarhat, Savar, Dhaka- 1350, Bangladesh
Kamrun N. Keya: Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fatin I. Mahir: Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, Nayarhat, Savar, Dhaka- 1350, Bangladesh
Khandakar M. Nahiun: Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, Nayarhat, Savar, Dhaka- 1350, Bangladesh
Shahirin Shahida: Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kyungsung University,309 Suyeong-ro, Nam-gu, Busan-48434, Republic of Korea
Ruhul A. Khan: Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Scientific Review, 2021, vol. 7, issue 3, 32-41

Abstract: Water pollution in South Asia is an alarming issue that has immersed recently. Developing countries, particularly those in South Asia, are fast adopting industrial pollution control standards similar to those in developed countries. So both surface and groundwater are already scarce however, individuals and industries continue to pollute the already limited supply of water. On the other hand, the pollution of rivers is more severe and critical near urban stretches due to huge amounts of pollution load discharged by urban activities. Unplanned urbanization and industrialization occurring in these countries like Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, etc. may be largely responsible for this grave situation. Therefore these human activities including industrialization and urbanization contributed immensely in no small measure to the degradation and pollution of the environment which adversely has an effect on the water resources such as surface and groundwater that is a necessity for life. This paper tries to discuss basically the causes and effects of urbanization and industrialization in surface and groundwater pollution and equally to address the controlling issues and challenges in South Asia.

Keywords: Surface water; Ground water; Water pollution; South Asia; Urbanization industrialization; Pollution controlling issues and challenges. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (3)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.arpgweb.com/pdf-files/sr7(3)32-41.pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.arpgweb.com/journal/10/archive/07-2021/3/7 (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:arp:srarsr:2021:p:32-41

DOI: 10.32861/sr.73.32.41

Access Statistics for this article

Scientific Review is currently edited by Dr. Abdelazim Mohamed Abdelhamid Negm

More articles in Scientific Review from Academic Research Publishing Group Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Punjab, Pakistan.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Managing Editor ().