The World's Need for Household Water Treatment

The World's Need for Household Water Treatment

Household or point-of-use water treatment, though not a necessity in most of North America, is essential to providing safe drinking water in cities of the developing world, where compromised infrastructure and intermittent service increase the risk of microbial contamination in water supplies.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal - American Water Works Association 2015-10, Vol.107 (10), p.36-44
1. Verfasser: Berg, Paul A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Contamination
Developing Countries
Drinking water
Home Water Treatment Units
Households
Microbial contamination
Water pollution
Water supply
Water treatment
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Zusammenfassung:Household or point-of-use water treatment, though not a necessity in most of North America, is essential to providing safe drinking water in cities of the developing world, where compromised infrastructure and intermittent service increase the risk of microbial contamination in water supplies.
ISSN:0003-150X
1551-8833
DOI:10.5942/jawwa.2015.107.0144