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02.10.2015

Drinking Water Salinity and Maternal Health in Coastal Bangladesh: Implications of Climate Change

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This paper published in Environmental HealthPerspectives, a peer-reviewed open access journalby the National Institute of Environment HealthSciences, examines the presence of high levels of saltin drinking water sources in rural coastal Bangladesh,which is a cause of public health concern and achallenge for the government of Bangladesh, donorcommunities, and non-governmental organizations.Their findings suggest that the mean sodium intakein pregnant women is well above WHO/FAO–recommended levels and above those of many othercountries. Drinking water from natural sources incoastal Bangladesh has become contaminated byvarying degrees of salinity due to saltwater intrusionfrom rising sea levels, cyclones, storm surges andupstream withdrawal of freshwater

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  • Implications of Climate Change