Arsenic contamination of drinking water sources threatens the health of over 50 million people around the world. Sustainable implementation of arsenic removal technologies requires disposal options for produced wastes that limit the release of arsenic. Arsenic contamination is p…
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Household level treatments, such as home chlorination, are a potential method of improving drinking water quality in developing countries. Such interventions have rarely been attempted due to concerns about compliance and acceptance of the intervention as well as a concern that …
Studies with sentinel poults placed in commercial turkey flocks revealed that enteritis is common. The signs of infection include a marked reduction in feed intake and diarrhea. Inanition impairs the immune response. Enteritis within the first weeks after hatching may result in …
Plate heat exchanger (PHE) is a component that provides heat to be transferred from hot water to domestic cold water without mixing of them with a high efficiency. Over the lifetime of the PHE, cyclic pressures act on the brazing points and the plates, and this may lead to fatig…
Surface water contamination has been a global concern for years, especially in the developing world where high-quality centralized water treatment systems are often lacking. An alternative point-of-use household water treatment technology widely adopted in many developing countr…
Groundwater is used in Terai region of Nepal as a major source of drinking water since surface water is vulnerable to microbial contamination. But the presence of arsenic, a toxic element in groundwater poses a threat to human health and environment. Arsenic in groundwater is a …
Widespread arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh places the health of millions of Bangladeshis in jeopardy. Ninety-five percent of the population of Bangladesh is estimated to rely on groundwater for drinking purposes and naturally occurring arsenic contaminates ove…
Ocurrence in groundwater and use of pesticides. Environmental distribution and fate and exposure prediction. Pesticides and human health. Possible solutions. legislation and economy.
Manual of Small Public Water Supply Systems presents current concepts and practices affecting water treatment, financing, management, community involvement in water supply, institutional support, and development of human resources for improved operations and management of water …
"An informative guide on how to find and prepare safe drinking water in extreme situations. Suitable for hikers and outdoors people who are trekking into remote areas with uncertain water access"--