Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Options in Developing Countries: A Review of Current Implementation Practices
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Environmental Change and Security Program
This article summarizes five of the most common household water treatment and safe storage options—chlorination, filtration (biosand and ceramic), solar disinfection, combined filtration/chlorination, and combined flocculation/chlorination—and describes implementation strategies for each option. The authors identify the successes, challenges, and obstacles encountered in implementing projects.
Authors
Daniele S. Lantagne
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert Quick
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eric D. Mintz
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Environmental Change and Security Program
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