WHO water standard Articles
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Planning and installation of a drinking water treatment in Gunungkidul, Java, Indonesia
The district of Gunungkidul on Java Island in Indonesia is affected by an acute water shortage, especially during dry seasons. Because of its karst topography, rainfall percolates rapidly into underground caves, limiting surface storage. As a consequence, potential sources of water to supply the local population are rainwater and water derived from underground caves. However, water availability ...
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An assessment of microbiological water quality of six water source categories in north-east Uganda
Target 7C of the Millennium Development Goals is to “halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation”. However, the corresponding indicator measures the “proportion of population using an improved drinking water source”. This raises the question of whether “safe” and “improved” can be used interchangeably. This paper tests this ...
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The comparative study of trihalomethanes in drinking water
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess exposure of four trihalomethanes (chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform) in drinking waters of Okinawa Island and Samoa. Trihalomethanes compounds were determined in the drinking water samples that were collected from the selected consumption sites and treatment plants of both Okinawa and Samoa in 2003-2004. The ...
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What are MCLs (Maximum Contaminant Levels) in California Water Quality and Drinking Water Standards?
A fantastic resource is available on the environmental standards page of the esdat.net website to search and use environmental standards and guidelines. Environmental Standards are available for air, water and soil for the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Holland and from the World Health Organization. EPA Environmental Standards The Environmental Protection Agency ...
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Millennium Water Supply and Sanitation Program (PEPAM) Project - Senegal - Case Study
Customer / Type of customer Sade Senegal Issue / Need Promote sustainable integrated water resource management, universal access to drinking water and continuity of public service in rural areas. This unique Senegalese development framework (PEPAM) is based on the combined efforts of the State, civil society, local authorities, NGOs, the private sector and development partners. In order to ...
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Large-scale works to address urgent water and sanitation needs - Kurdistan, Iraq - Case Study
Project type Water & wastewater Area served Urban; semi-urban; agricultural Population served 2,700,000 Status Ongoing This project will help address urgent water supply needs driven by the ever expanding population of the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Providing increased drinking water capacity will help to alleviate water shortages across the region, while wastewater treatment works will ...
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World Health Organization`s Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
Access to safe drinking water is essential as a health and development issue at national, regional and local levels. The World Health Organization (WHO) developed WHO drinking water guidelines to formulate national standards and regulations to enforce water safety and support public health. The WHO conducts revisions on the guidelines and publishes them to incorporate new evidence obtained ...
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