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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Point-of-use water treatment"”.
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Point-of-Use Water Treatment Device for Disaster Relief
<p>A point-of-use water treatment device and an optimal method for its use were developed. The specially-designed vessel is to be used with flocculation and disinfection agents, while also providing for clean water storage. Possible applications would be disaster relief, emergency preparedness, and …
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Solar disinfection for point of use water treatment in Haiti
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001.
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Optimization of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Device for Disaster Relief
<p>Point-of-use (POU) drinking water treatment is a common method of providing drinking water in disaster relief situations when critical water infrastructure is damaged. In these cases, POU treatment devices can be used to treat local water until relief organizations set up more permanent water …
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Evaluating solar disinfection for point-of-use water treatment in non-tropical climates
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Point-of-use water treatment systems in rural Haiti : human health and water quality impact assessment
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Point-of-use water treatment for arsenic removal through iron oxide coated sand : application for the Terai region of Nepal
Arsenic contaminated groundwater is prevalent in a number of countries around the world, most notably West Bengal, Bangladesh and now the Terai region of Nepal. Wide public awareness of the contamination was not until the 1990s, from years to several decades after tubewells were installed to …
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Assessment of the use of ceramic water filters with silver nitrate as point-of-use water treatment devices in Dertig, North West Province, South Africa
Water borne diseases due to inadequate and unsafe drinking water is a global challenge that has led to a significant number of deaths and illnesses reported annually. These diseases are prevalent in less-developed countries, especially in rural areas where there is shortage of basic infrastructure …
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Using the Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior to Create a Point-of-Use Water Treatment Behavior-Change Campaign Within the Safe Water System
<p>During the summer of 2010, formative field research was collected in Kibera, Africa’s largest urban informal settlement, located in Nairobi, Kenya. Research explored how a Western-developed behavior-change theoretical model could be applied in a developing country. Data was collected through …
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Development of a ceramic water filter for Nepal
… like Nepal face tough challenges in terms of providing safe, clean drinking water for their citizens. The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 5 million people in Nepal lack access to safe drinking water while globally, 1.1 billion lack access to improved water supplies. …
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Genetic diversity of Entamoeba species, and the impact of the Madi Drop on the occurrence of Entamoeba among children in Vhembe, South Africa
… parasitic disease that contributes to the burden of diarrhea in areas with poor sanitation and inadequate water supply worldwide. Water quality, therefore, plays an essential role in the transmission of amebiasis. The Madi Drop is a recent point of use water treatment tool that has not been tested …