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How about the price of water park equipment?
Water Park investors are very concerned about the price of water park equipment, because the price quotations of various water park equipment manufacturers are not uniform, even if the same or similar water park equipment quotations are very different. At the same time, the price quoted by the water park equipment manufacturer is slightly different. We are also very concerned about the price of ...
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Calibrating an optimal condition model for solar water disinfection in peri-urban household water treatment in Kampala, Uganda
In low income settlements where the quality of drinking water is highly contaminated due to poor hygienic practices at community and household levels, there is need for appropriate, simple, affordable and environmentally sustainable household water treatment technology. Solar water disinfection (SODIS) that utilizes both the thermal and ultra-violet effect of solar radiation to disinfect water ...
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Field investigation of arsenic in ceramic pot filter-treated drinking water
Ceramic pot filters (CPFs) is one of several household water treatment technologies that is used to treat drinking water in developing areas. The filters have the advantage of being able to be manufactured using primarily locally available materials and local labor. However, naturallyoccurring arsenic present in the clay used to make the filters has the potential to contaminate the water in ...
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Microbial and chemical assessment of ceramic and BioSand water filters in rural Cambodia
Unless significant advances are made in the water and sanitation sector, it is unlikely that Cambodia will meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target #7 for water and sanitation. Point-of-use technologies (POU), also termed “household water treatment technologies”, have been identified as successful options for providing safe water to rural households. Ceramic water filters ...
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Accuracy, precision, usability, and cost of portable silver test methods for ceramic filter factories
Locally manufactured ceramic water filters are one effective household drinking water treatment technology. During manufacturing, silver nanoparticles or silver nitrate are applied to prevent microbiological growth within the filter and increase bacterial removal efficacy. Currently, there is no recommendation for manufacturers to test silver concentrations of application solutions or ...
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Analysing the dynamics of transitions in residential water consumption in the Netherlands
Water infrastructure is inherently a socio-technical system. Rapidly changing urban trends and long-term uncertainties make water infrastructure management complex. This paper analyses the dynamics of residential water consumption in the Netherlands since 1900. During this period, different drivers for change had an influence on residential water use. Results show that different (f)actors and ...
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Using smart meters to identify social and technological impacts on residential water consumption
Studies have shown that householders' perceptions of their water use are often not well matched with their actual water use. There has been less research, however, investigating whether this bias is related to specific types of end use and/or specific types of socio-demographic and socio-demographic household profiles. A high resolution smart metering study producing a detailed end use event ...
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