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	Causing Havoc Downstream There has been much alarm today in regards to the discovery of some 1,200 dead pigs in the Songjiang section of the Huangpu river in China... Read more...		Date February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 Topic Development Environment Field Work Health How-to Travel Location Map Bangladesh Thailand Media Slideshows Video

	Slideshow: Tracing Paper Exploring the honeycomb of markets and stalls throughout Old Dhaka, one can trace the route of paper from the press to the wall to the scrap heap and, finally, to musty rooms where it is shredded and collected for recycling. Read more...



			Dealing with Hospital Waste Foreigner's Guide to Lungi Wearing Virus Hunting: Where to Search? Slideshow: Water Quality Life in Dhaka's Dilapidated Palaces Slideshow: Tracing Paper Causing Havoc Downstream Long Weekends and Protests Initial Impressions of HIV in Bangladesh Buying Maritime Salvage in Dhaka Arriving in Dhaka Overwatted in Bangkok Creating the Comfort of First Class in Your Economy Airline Seat

Slideshow: Water Quality This set of pictures is dedicated to water use and water quality around Dhaka: from the modern to the historic. I wanted to start with the usual state of the water coming out of the faucet in my bathroom. I’ve placed a plastic cup to catch the water so you can see that it’s not exactly clear... Read more...

My Unhealthy Obsession: Hospital Waste I’ve spent a lot of time over the last month with my mind in the gutter. And I mean this literally: I’ve spent an extraordinary amount of time worried about trash. Part of this is because Dhaka does have a huge waste problem: the city generates over 4,000 tons of waste per day... Read more...