Hossain M. Anawar, Junji Akai, Kaori Komaki, Hiroshi Terao et al.
Hossain M. Anawar, Junji Akai, Khan M. G. Mostofa, S. Safiullah et al.
Of the 2508 water samples analyzed in 10 districts of Bangladesh, 51%, on an average, contained arsenic levels of 0.05 to 2.50 mg/l. 95% of nail, 96% of hair, and 94% of urine samples contained arsenic above the normal level. Approximately 3.58 million people out of a total of 17.92 million who are ...
Junji Akai, Kaoru Izumi, Haruo Fukuhara, Harue Masuda et al.
Shafi M. Tareq, S. Safiullah, Hossain M. Anawar, Marina Rahman et al.
The presence of considerable concentrations of As (Sonargon: below detection limit (bdl)-1.46 mg/l; Faridpur: bdl-1.66 mg/l) and some other elements (like B, F, U) in groundwater of the Ganges-Meghna-Brahmaputra (G-M-B) rivers flood plain indicate that several millions of people are consuming contam...
Hossain M. Anawar, Farjana Akter, Zakaria M. Solaiman, Vladimir Strezov
Hossain M. Anawar, Junji Akai, T. Yoshioka, Eiichi Konohira et al.
The extensive extraction of arsenic (As)-contaminated groundwaters for drinking, household and agricultural purposes represents a serious health concern in many districts of Bangladesh. This laboratory-based incubation study investigated the sources and mechanisms of As mobilization in these groundw...
Hossain M. Anawar, Shafi M. Tareq, Golam Ahmed
Hossain M. Anawar, Junji Akai, Martin Mihaljevič, Arif M. Sikder et al.
A groundwater, sediment and soil chemistry and mineralogical study has been performed to investigate the sources and mobilization process of Arsenic (As) in shallow aquifers of Bangladesh. The groundwater from the shallow aquifers is characterized by high concentrations of Arsenic (47.5–216.8 µg/L),...
Golam Ahmed, Md.A. Miah, Hossain M. Anawar, Didarul A. Chowdhury et al.
Industrial wastewater discharged into aquatic ecosystems either directly or because of inadequate treatment of process water can increase the concentrations of pollutants such as toxic metals and others, and subsequently deteriorate water quality, environmental ecology and human health in the Dhaka ...
Hossain M. Anawar, Abisay García-Sánchez, M. Tari Kul Alam, Mirzanur Rahman
This article reviews recent advances in phytofiltration of arsenic and toxic heavy metals from contaminated water ecosystems. Arsenic and metal contamination in drinking and non-drinking water has created global environmental health concerns. Phytofiltration using aquatic and terrestrial plants has ...
Hossain M. Anawar, Takahito Yoshioka, Eiichi Konohira, Junji Akai et al.
Mousumi Bhadra, Abul Khair, Md Anawar Hossain, Md Maniruzzaman Sikder
Experiments were carried out to find out the bio-efficacy of four Trichoderma species, viz. Trichoderma harzianum, T.koningii, T.viride (green strain), T.viride (yellow strain) against canker pathogen Lasiodiplodia theobromae. Bioassay of antagonist against test pathogens conducted by dual culture t...
Hossain M. Anawar, Martin Mihaljevič
Hossain M. Anawar, A. Garcı́a-Sánchez, Md Nur Hossain, Shamima Akter
The main objective of this study was to determine arsenic (As) levels in vegetables collected from the markets of Dhaka, Bangladesh and for comparison from Salamanca, Spain by HGAAS under optimal conditions, and the potential health risk from consumption of these vegetables. The mean and range of th...
Hossain Md ANAWAR, S. Safiullah, Takahito Yoshioka
The surface and subterranean waters of Hazaribagh industrial area, the western part of Dhaka city of Bangladesh are heavily contaminated with chromium, inorganic and organic matters. In this study, exposure assessment of chromium, pH value, alkalinity, calcium and dissolved organic carbon in tannery...