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A Systematic Literature Review on Rainwater Harvesting Implementation Fidelity

N M Suki 1 , H M Latif 1 and H Zainol 1

Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science , Volume 1067 , 5th International Conference on Research Methodology for Built Environment and Engineering (ICRMBEE) 2021 10/11/2021 - 10/11/2021 Shah Alam, Malaysia Citation N M Suki et al 2022 IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1067 012022 DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1067/1/012022

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Rainwater harvesting has long been introduced as a green approach, followed by numerous established guidelines and policies to encourage its implementation. Policy implementation can be explored by assessing fidelity by utilizing a consensus reporting format and model/ framework. This paper exhibits a systematic review of the literature to synthesize the available knowledge on frameworks ideal for assessing implementation fidelity. PRISMA and forward snowballing technique were used to conduct an advanced search on the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Content analysis was performed primarily to identify the focal area, research questions and methods employed by previous studies that complement the StaRI reporting standard. The findings indicate that there is a scarcity of implementation strategies studies, not only in the built environment field, but also in implementation studies in general. While there are 28 implementation research frameworks/ models that have been used together with StaRi reporting guidelines, only two evaluation frameworks are found to be appropriate to the scope of the current study. The findings provide a basis of knowledge for determining the best framework for assessing fidelity in rainwater harvesting implementation.

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A Systematic Literature Review on Rainwater Quality Influenced by Atmospheric Conditions with a Focus on Bangladesh

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• Md. Arif Hossen   ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3635-3011 6 ,
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• Mohammad A. H. Badsha   ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2561-3685 8  

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Rainwater quality is often influenced by atmospheric conditions, roofing materials, meteorological parameters, and their interactions. Data and knowledge on rainwater quality are crucial for the sustainable management of water resources and safeguarding public health. Notwithstanding, while several studies investigated the potential application of rainwater harvesting, detailed investigations on rainwater quality are still limited in Bangladesh. This systematic literature review examines the source apportionment of physicochemical parameters and trace elements in pure rainwater, with a detailed focus on Bangladesh. For the reviewed literature, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn were primary heavy metals in rainwater, with their concentrations accounting for around 90% of the total. When examining the association among physicochemical parameters and trace metals, the reviewed works showed that nitrate, sulphate, and acidity of the rainwater samples showed a strong positive correlation with most trace metals, while NH 4 + and Cl – mostly showed negative correlations with the metals. The results of this review study highlighted that further research on the influence of atmospheric conditions on rainwater quality, the presence of heavy metals in rainwater and the relationship between air quality and rainwater composition are still needed to provide a better assessment of the suitability of rainwater as a potable water source for the studied area.

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Hossen, M.A., Salauddin, M., Badsha, M.A.H. (2023). A Systematic Literature Review on Rainwater Quality Influenced by Atmospheric Conditions with a Focus on Bangladesh. In: Ujikawa, K., Ishiwatari, M., Hullebusch, E.v. (eds) Environment and Sustainable Development. ACESD 2022. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4101-8_5

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