Sunday 8th September
Due to uncertainties over the ferry crossing - the car ferries are grounding on the silted up river with increasing frequency, and are often stopped/ half capacity with big delays - we tried a new tack in our mission to get to site: the launch. We got one driver to take us to the port, and then got on a passenger boat across the river, and met another driver on the other side. It turns out this is actually quite a time efficient way of doing it, and we managed to time our arrival so we were the last passengers onto a departing launch, so no waiting around.
At site we got busy taking samples from the beds and the ground near the site - so we could compare the treated sludge with 'naturally present' background levels of pathgens and indicator bacteria.
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| Taking soil samples |
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| Suman taking samples |
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Illustrating how dry we are getting it
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Samples lined up ready for packing off to Dhaka
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| Suman practicing downloading data from the trust sensors (left) |
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The sludge was looking good and dry:
Although there was significant condensation build up inside all the roofs:
Images of the condensation issues
This will be an issue we need to deal with/ think about going forwards.
I also couldn't help notice how well the veggie plot was coming along...
On the way home we stopped off at a 'sweet shop' to pick up some yogurt and treats for Suman's family.
Again we took the launch back and were home in Dhaka before 6pm, 12hrs after we left this morning, which was pretty good going!
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| Roofs had been removed and put in an area considered 'less risky; while the buildings are flooded. Unfortunately I think it got the roofs too - hopefully they won't rust too badly! |
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| River scene |
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| Our launch driver |
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