Securing Safe Water Supplies: Comparison of Applicable Technologies (Effost Critical Reviews) - Softcover

Voigt, Erik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0124058868 ISBN 13: 9780124058866

Publisher: Academic Press, 2012

Synopsis

Available water disinfection systems rely mainly on large-scale filtration and the combination of filtration (to remove solids), and subsequent application of chemical disinfectants. This has proven to produce water of acceptable quality. Important points for application in household systems are low complexity, few training requirements, and easy transportation and distribution as well as a sufficiently high acceptance by the user. Written and endorsed by the European Federation of Food Science and Technology this book compares a variety of purification systems. There is a growing evidence base on targeting water quality improvements to maximize health benefits, and it is believed that 4% of the global disease burden could be prevented by improving water supply, sanitation, and hygiene. Better tools and procedures to improve and protect drinking-water quality at the community and urban level, for example, through Water Safety Plans include the availability of simple and inexpensive approaches to treat and safely store water at the household-level.

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Insights into the practical application of water treatment systems

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0124058868
• ISBN 13: 9780124058866
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 92