The potential of solar water disinfection as a household water treatment method in peri-urban Zimbabwe

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 8-13, 2008, Pages 829-832

  Murinda, Sharon ^a   Kraemer, Silvie ^b  

^a Institute of Water and Sanitation Development   (Zimbabwe)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health; SODIS; Total coliforms; Water quality; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTION; HEALTH; KETONES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POTABLE WATER; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SURVEYS; TESTING; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMMUNITY MEETINGS; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY; PERI URBAN AREAS; PET BOTTLES; SOLAR WATER DISINFECTION; URBAN COMMUNITIES; WATER HANDLING; ZIMBABWE;

WATER POLLUTION;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH BELIEF; PERIURBAN AREA; SOLAR POWER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BOTTLES; DISEASES; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH; KETONES; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 48749126750     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.06.025     Document Type: Article

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