Environmental impacts of shrimp aquaculture: the case of Chandipur village at Debhata upazila of Satkhira district, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md Humayun Kabir Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
  • Iffat Jahan Eva Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v40i1.31738

Keywords:

Environmental impacts, Soil and water quality, Shrimp farming, Satkhira, Bangladesh

Abstract

The present study based on primary investigations (focus group discussion, field observation, household interviews etc.), laboratory analysis for soil and water quality (heavy metal test, pH, salinity, electricity conductivity, particle size analysis etc.) and secondary materials (remote sensing data, satellite images analysis etc.) reveals that due to poor drainage system and continuous shrimp farming at Chandipur Village under Debhata Upazila of Satkhira District, salinity level of both soil and water are increasing (1.6 ppt and 13.4 ppt respectively). In addition PH, salinity, electrical conductivity of soil and water have been found in a very fragile condition. Different types of heavy and toxic metals such as Na, Fe, Cr, Zn, Ni and Pd have been detected in ghers soil.

J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 40(1): 107-119, June 2014

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Author Biography

Md Humayun Kabir, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000



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Published

2014-07-15

How to Cite

Kabir, M. H., & Eva, I. J. (2014). Environmental impacts of shrimp aquaculture: the case of Chandipur village at Debhata upazila of Satkhira district, Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science, 40(1), 107–119. https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v40i1.31738

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2014)

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Articles