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ArticleBuildings & cities2021

Dhaka landfill waste practices: addressing urban pollution and health hazards.

Salma Akter Urme, Marzuka Ahmad Radia, Rafiul Alam, Mohammed Uzzal Chowdhury, Shahriar Hasan, Shakil Ahmed, Hasna Hena Sara, Mohammed Syful Islam, Delufa Tuz Jerin, Prianka Sultana Hema and 4 more

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Article in Buildings & cities, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Salma Akter UrmeJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8239-5581
Marzuka Ahmad RadiaJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5956-5426
Rafiul AlamJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1720-6729
Mohammed Uzzal ChowdhuryJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5753-6795
Shahriar HasanJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-5831
Shakil AhmedJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Disabled Rehabilitation and Research Association (DRRA), Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-2732
Hasna Hena SaraJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2739-5423
Mohammed Syful IslamJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9710-2377
Delufa Tuz JerinJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-3936
Prianka Sultana HemaJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7611-4413
Monybur RahmanJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3081-7153
A K M Mazharul IslamJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1850-2725
Mohammed Tanvir HasanJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5806-060X
Zahidul QuayyumJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-4576
BRAC University · BDJatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University · BDNational Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation · BDShahjalal University of Science and Technology · BD

Funding

Wellcome Trust 201804Wellcome Trust 209376
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two Dhaka, Bangladesh, landfills are explored to understand how management practices impact environmental quality and public health in the surrounding areas. A combination of research methods is used, such as geospatial buffer zone analysis, semi-structured observation checklist and qualitative interviews, to gain an understanding of the waste transportation, leachate percolation, and adverse health and environmental effects. A multi-ring buffer zone and ground truth method were applied through ArcMap for the spatial distribution of landfill-adjacent environmental features. Qualitative interviews were conducted with landfill officials and nearby residents. Findings reveal that landfills are situated very close to residential areas, water bodies and agricultural lands, exposing them to various health and environmental hazards. Improper solid waste management practices of the landfills cause adverse environmental effects by leachate percolation, waste incineration and vector breeding. Adjacent dwellers suffer from bronchial diseases, pneumonia, diarrhoea, itching problems, headache and appetite loss. The existing solid waste management system requires managerial and technical modifications to reduce the associated environmental pollution and health hazards.

Indexed as

BangladeshcitiesDhakaenvironmental healthhazardlandfillpollutionpublic healthurbanwaste management

Identifiers

PMID34729488
PMCPMC7611925
OpenAlexW3185908659

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