{"id":1870,"date":"2025-02-15T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cata-earth.com\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:56:34","slug":"nstu-cata-earth-team-uncovers-alarming-soil-and-water-quality-issues-in-hatiya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cata-earth.com\/id\/nstu-cata-earth-team-uncovers-alarming-soil-and-water-quality-issues-in-hatiya\/","title":{"rendered":"NSTU\u2019s CATA Earth Team Uncovers Alarming Soil and Water Quality Issues in Hatiya"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HATIYA, NOAKHALI<\/a>, BD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the EU-funded CATA Earth project, researchers from Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) have completed an extensive soil and water sampling campaign across four coastal villages in Hatiya upazila, revealing significant environmental and public health concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On February 10, 2025, the NSTU team collected a total of 20 water samples\u201410 from groundwater sources and 10 from surface water\u2014as well as 20 soil samples, evenly split between agricultural fields and homestead farming plots. The samples were gathered from Tankir Samaj, Centerer Samaj, Foraji Gram, and Shariatpur Gram, ensuring a comprehensive assessment of the region\u2019s environmental conditions. Laboratory analysis was conducted over the following two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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