Enhanced drinking water supply through harvested rainwater treatment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 498, Issue , 2013, Pages 287-291

  Naddeo, Vincenzo ^a   Scannapieco, Davide ^a   Belgiorno, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Drinking water treatment; Household water supply; Rainwater; Small communities; Water management

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HOUSEHOLD WATER; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; RAINWATER; SMALL COMMUNITY; WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

ADSORPTION; DESIGN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTABLE WATER; TURBIDITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; RAINWATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84880419207     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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