An Assessment of Drinking Water Sources in Sagarmatha National Park (Mt Everest Region), Nepal

The Impact of Precipitation on Drinking Water Resources in the Sagarmatha National Park (Mt. Everest Region), Nepal

“…These studies have shown that much of the drinking water, and all of the rivers, contained E. coli and coliform bacteria, especially at lower altitudes. Ghimire et al [6] suggested a link between unmanaged and/or poorly managed solid waste disposal, open defecation, and water contamination, which was supported by Nicholson et al [9] [10] [11]. This study is the first longitudinal study of drinking water quality in the SNPBZ and the results suggest a strong relationship between precipitation and drinking water contamination, which lends further support to the conclusions of Ghimire et al [6].…”

“…The only previous work, by Sharma et al [32] and Ghimire et al [6] [7], focused entirely on the major rivers and lakes within the park which are not commonly used as sources for drinking water. The first studies of E. coli and coliform bacteria in drinking water conducted by Nicholson et al [9] [10] [11]. These studies have shown that much of the drinking water, and all of the rivers, contained E. coli and coliform bacteria, especially at lower altitudes.…”

“…The refuse generated by tourists within the SNPBZ is causing substantial anthropogenic pressure with serious environmental consequences to the unique ecosystems [5] [6] [7]. Although the impact is visible primarily along the more popular trekking routes, unmanaged or poorly managed solid waste disposal and open defecation have resulted in contamination of major rivers [8] [6] [7] and many drinking water sources throughout the region [9] [10] [11].…”

Sustainability performance of hotel buildings in the Himalayan region

“…Tourism is the main source of income and employs 60e80% of the local population (Salerno et al, 2013;Posch et al, 2015). Although tourism has improved the economic conditions of the local communities (Manfredi et al, 2010;Salerno et al, 2010) it has simultaneously led to a fast growth in construction of buildings with negative effects such as loss of vegetation cover, incision, soil loss, and intensified resource use (Manfredi et al, 2010;Salerno et al, 2010;Nicholson et al, 2019). The increase in population of both locals and tourists also lead to the increase in energy demand.…”