When are mobile phones useful for water quality data collection? An analysis of data flows and ICT applications among regulated monitoring institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 10846-10860

  Kumpel, Emily ^a   Peletz, Rachel ^a   Bonham, Mateyo ^a   Fay, Annette ^a   Cock Esteb, Alicea ^a   Khush, Ranjiv ^b  

^a The Aquaya Institute   (Kenya)

^b Aquaya Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health agencies; Information and communication technologies (ICTs); Mobile phone data collection; Sub Saharan Africa; Water monitoring; Water quality; Water utilities

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABILITY; TESTING METHOD; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; AFRICA; DEVICES; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SENEGAL;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CELL PHONES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENEGAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84940831603     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120910846     Document Type: Article

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