Low Cost Emergency Water Purification Technologies - Softcover

Chittaranjan Ray; Ravi Jain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780406428 ISBN 13: 9781780406428

Publisher: IWA Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Natural disasters, such as floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes, affect over 226 million people every year. The occurrence of these natural disasters has been increasing every year due to the effect of extreme weather events and higher populations living in areas vulnerable to natural hazards. Developing a guideline for emergency water treatment becomes even more important as the number of natural events continues to increase. Simple and low cost technologies have been developed to provide ways to treat water, ranging from point of use (POU) treatment to small scale (SS) community treatment. During times of natural disasters, POU and SS technologies offer applicable ways for providing clean and safe water. This guide to emergency water treatment has been developed based on current research, products, and field studies to create an expeditious and easy process for choosing which technology is most appropriate in each emergency situation. Initial, rapid response for water treatment should have the following characteristics : Portable Low cost Light weight Ease to use or requiring minimal training Requiring minimal or no external power A solution for long term response should have the following characteristics: Ability to support a community or large population Able to purify large volume of water Parts that do not require frequent replacements Does not require complex training to operate Uses easily available power sources This is a valuable resource for Environmental Engineers, Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineering Technicians and Civil Engineering Technicians

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Review:

"Succinct and readable, it describes the various options for correcting unsanitary or unsatisfactory drinking water."

From the Back Cover:

Natural disasters, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods are occurring with increasing frequency. In emergencies, pure drinking water is quickly the most important item.Low Cost Emergency Water Purification Technologies provides the tips and techniques for supplying potable drinking water at low cost under the direst circumstances. Succinct and readable, this manual describes the various options for improving unsanitary or unsatisfactory drinking water. Various water treatment methods for contaminated water are reviewed and the pros and cons of each are discussed.This book covers short-term strategies such as: Reverse Osmosis Based Filtration, Cartridge Filtration systems, Solar Pasteurization systems, Solar Distillation systems, and Vacuum Distillation. This is followed by a discussion of Long-term Technologies including Sand Filtration, Packaged Filtration units, Pressurized Filtration systems and Natural Filtration. Each of the elements is clearly defined and other information, such as Disinfection systems, Energy Savings applications, Cost Considerations, and HA/DR applications. The material in this book is presented in a precise easy-to-read style and provides a rich source of information so the reader can efficiently and effectively make meaningful engineering, planning, and management decisions regarding the use of these purification technologies.

About this edition

• Publisher: IWA Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1780406428
• ISBN 13: 9781780406428
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 179