Farmers’ climate change perception, impacts and adaptation strategies in response to drought in the Northwest area of Bangladesh by J.M. Adeeb Salman Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Khalek, Md. Kamruzzaman

“…During study period the rainfall output claim that Rajshahi station shows decreasing trend whereas Dinajpur station observes increasing trend but for temperature it is opposite in nature (vice versa).Drought mainly effects various types of agricultural related issues and productions such as increased cost of production, declining groundwater levels, crop failures, scarcity of soil water, lower income, food scarcity, health impacts, malnutrition, losses of livestock, water quality deterioration and unemployment. The farmers mainly offer to rank these effects by weighted average index for finding the main effects of drought.In the study area, we observed that farmers used various types of indigenous and traditional method for their farming such as drought tolerant rice varieties, agronomic management, re-excavation of traditional ponds, increase amount of surface water, rainwater harvesting, irrigation facility, crop intensification, alternative enter prize of land use change, crop rotation and changing planting date, extra income generating activities, adopting new technologies etc. …”
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Investigating the hatchability and nauplii biometry of Artemia franciscana in unconventional waters of Sistan region, Southeast Iran by Hashem Khandan Barani, Abdolali Rahdari, Narjes Sanchooli, Ali Khosravanizadeh

“…In order to evaluate growth performance and health status, at least 30 specimens from each treatment were randomly selected and photographed, then body length and width were measured using Digimizer software. Water quality parameters including temperature, pH, salinity, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, hardness, Cl, Mg and Cu were recorded using standard methods during the experiment. …”
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Examination of Faecal Caliform Presence in Groundwater in Ghana (A Case Study in Ketu South Municipality) by Seth Y Ahiabor, Austin D Amoako

“…The presence of pathogenic organisms in the water could be attributed to pit latrine in the vicinity that extent their influence on these water qualities, since they are sited close to them. © JASEM…”
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Examination of Faecal Caliform Presence in Groundwater in Ghana (A Case Study in Ketu South Municipality) by Seth Y Ahiabor, Austin D Amoako

“…The presence of pathogenic organisms in the water could be attributed to pit latrine in the vicinity that extent their influence on these water qualities, since they are sited close to them. © JASEM…”
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Heavy Metal Contamination of Foods by Refuse Dump Sites in Awka, Southeastern Nigeria by J. K. C. Nduka, O. E. Orisakwe, L. O. Ezenweke, M. N. Chendo, T. E. Ezenwa

“…The impact of heavy metals from refuse dumps on soil, food, and water qualities in Awka, Nigeria was studied. Soil samples (top and 1.35 m deep) were collected from five refuse dumps digested with conc. …”
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Formation of the River Water Chemistry in the Middle Section of Dousitu River, China by Qian Hui, Li Peiyue, Ding Jia, Yang Chao, Zhang Xuedi

“…The study shows that when a reservoir is built in arid areas, the loss of water resources due to evaporation is huge, which can lead to the degradation of water qualities. Hence, great care should be taken to build a reservoir in arid or semi-arid regions.…”
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