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M. Abdul Wahed
Researcher at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Publications - 2
Citations - 115
M. Abdul Wahed is an academic researcher from International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Water treatment. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 95 citations.
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Screening of arsenic in tubewell water with field test kits: evaluation of the method from public health perspective.
Jakariya,Marie Vahter,Mahfuzar Rahman,M. Abdul Wahed,Samar Kumar Hore,Prosun Bhattacharya,Gunnar Jacks,Lars Åke Persson,Lars Åke Persson +8 more
TL;DR: There is an urgent need for Bangladesh to identify the arsenic (As) contaminated tubewells (TWs) in order to assess the health risks and initiate appropriate mitigation measures, and field test kits offer the only practical tool within the time frame and financial resources available for screening and assessment of the As contaminated TWs as well as their monitoring than that of the laboratory measurement.
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Flocculant-disinfectant point-of-use water treatment for reducing arsenic exposure in rural Bangladesh
Dawn M. Norton,Mahfuz Rahman,Andi L. Shane,Zahid Hossain,Roy M. Kulick,Mahbubul Islam Bhuiyan,M. Abdul Wahed,Mohammad Yunus,M. Siraj Islam,Robert F. Breiman,Alden K. Henderson,Bruce H. Keswick,Stephen P. Luby +12 more
TL;DR: The flocculant-disinfectant markedly reduced arsenic in drinking water, but treated drinking water was frequently contaminated with fecal organisms.