Roy Brouwer, Sonia Akter, Luke Brander, Enamul Haque
In this article we investigate the complex relationship between environmental risk, poverty, and vulnerability in a case study carried out in one of the poorest and most flood-prone countries in the world, focusing on household and community vulnerability and adaptive coping mechanisms. Based upon t...
M. Safiur Rahman, Maaz Khan, Yeasmin Nahar Jolly, Jamiul Kabir et al.
Contaminants in road dusts can directly pose significant human health risks through oral ingestion, particle inhalation, and dermal contact. Therefore, this study has been designed to analyze heavy metal contaminations in 88 street dusts collected from the 22 high traffic sites and industrial areas ...
Sonia Akter, Bishawjit Mallick
M. Safiur Rahman, M. Belal Hossain, S.M. Omar Faruque Babu, Md. Moshiur Rahman et al.
Samples for sediment and two species of native mangrove plants were collected from seven sampling sites for assessing the level of metal contamination. Results of the studied metals displayed the order of pollution as Fe > Ti > Zr > Rb > Zn > Sr > Pb > Y > Cu > Cr > As accordingly. Geoaccumulation i...
Sonia Akter, Timothy J. Krupnik, Frederick Rossi, Fahmida Khanam
Theoretically, weather-index insurance is an effective risk reduction option for small-scale farmers in low income countries. Renewed policy and donor emphasis on bridging gender gaps in development also emphasizes the potential social safety net benefits that weather-index insurance could bring to ...
Sonia Akter, Syed Abul Basher
G. M. Rabiul Islam, Mohammad Ruzlan Habib, Jillian Waid, M. Safiur Rahman et al.
An assessment of the dietary risk of heavy metal exposure to humans is important since it is the main source of exposure. This study aimed to estimate the degree of contamination and assess the probable health risk in the prawn food chain. In prawn feed, the concentrations of metals were detected in...
Roy Brouwer, Sonia Akter, Luke Brander, Enamul Haque
ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a dichotomous choice contingent valuation (CV) study of reduced flood risks in Bangladesh. Sensitivity of willingness to pay (WTP) to varying risk exposure levels is tested in a ‘natural experiment’, targeting floodplain residents facing regular annual flo...
Sonia Akter, Md. Burhan Kabir Suhan, Md. Shahinoor Islam
Md. Elias, Md. Khairul Amin, Shakhawat H. Firoz, Md. Asjad Hossain et al.
Md. Elias, Md. Nizam Uddin, Joyanta K. Saha, Md. Awlad Hossain et al.
The thin film of N-doped ZnO/CNT nanocomposite was successfully fabricated on soda lime glass substrate by a simple sol-gel drop-coating method. The structural, morphological, chemical, and optical properties of as prepared samples were characterized by a variety of tools such as X-ray Diffraction (...
Arpana Parihar, Zannatul Ferdous Sonia, Farjana Akter, Muhammad Ali et al.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide and caused substantial socio-economic losses. Few successful vaccine candidates have been approved against SARS-CoV-2; however, their therapeutic efficacy against the mutated strains of the virus remains questionable. Furthermor...
Md Mahmudul Hasan Khan, Nasim Mahmud Akash, Sonia Akter, Mahe Rukh et al.
For several decades, water pollution has become a major threat to aquatic and non-aquatic species, including humans. Different treatment techniques have already been proposed and implemented depending on wastewater characteristics. But many of these treatment techniques are expensive and inefficient...
Sonia Akter
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identifies Bangladesh as one of the countries that will be hardest hit by the anticipated effects of climate change. The poorest people are the most vulnerable, as they do not have sufficient means to cope with environmental risks. In the absence ...
Yeasmin Nahar Jolly, Shahriar Iqbal, M. Safiur Rahman, Jamiul Kabir et al.
It is considered that cow's milk is almost complete food for human as it provides most of the micronutrients and macronutrients. The cow's milks are essential for the growth and development especially for children. The main compositions of cow's milk are protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and min...