Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Feasibility Study for Health and Nutrition Benefits of New or Improved Water Supplies
Published:
March 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
This document describes a feasibility study for a research methodology which analyzes the impact of new or improved water supplies in developing counters. This study develops the research methods to evaluate the specific role of water in diarrheal disease among children. It provides development...Read more
Low Cost Methods of Treating Water and Sewage in Developing Countries, Summary Report
Published:
October 22, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
DESCRIBES PROCEDURES USED TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF MATRICES DEALING WITH WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES AND IN-COUNTRY RESOURCES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY OPTIMAL TREATMENT PROCESSES IN TERMS OF A COUNTRY'S RESOURCES. TO TEST THE SOUNDNESS OF ITS CONCEPTUAL APPROACH, THE PROJECT INCLUDED A...Read more
Manual on Water Desalination: Technology - Suppl. No. 1
Published:
October 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
THIS SUPPLEMENT PRESENTS NEW REFINEMENTS AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF DESALINATION PROCESSES COVERED IN VOLUME 1 OF THE DESALINATION MANUAL. IT UPDATES TECHNICAL GUIDES, DESCRIBES TYPICAL PLANTS BUILT SINCE 1967, AND PROVIDES A SECTION OF CONCEPTUAL PLANT DESIGNS. THIS DOCUMENT REQUIRES REFERENCE...Read more
Manual on Water Desalination: Economics - Suppl. No. 1
Published:
October 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
THIS SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME II (ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF DESALINATION) OF THE DESALINATION MANUAL UPDATES THE MATERIAL OF THAT VOLUME AND REQUIRES REFERENCE TO IT TO BE OF USE. IT PROVIDES NEW GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN DESALTING TECHNOLOGY (ESPECIALLY REVERSE OSMOSIS...Read more
Water Quality Standards and International Development
Published:
January 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to offer those concerned with social and economic progress in developing countries insights into the concept of water quality standards, and summary of progress to date in establishing such standards in the United States and in developing countries.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaDistinguishing Seasonal Recharge to Groundwater By Deuterium Analysis in Southern Arizona
Published:
January 1, 1970U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper reports the results of a one-year exploratory study of the distribution of deuterium in rainfall, snow, stream runoff, and groundwater in and near the city of Tucson in southern Arizona. The original impetus to make the study arose from a desire to find a way to distinguish between...Read more
Village Technology Handbook: Section 1, Part 3: Water Storage and Water Power
Published:
January 1, 1970U.S. Agency for International Development
Section 1 Part 3 of the Village Technology Handbook provides tools and materials for developing small springs, rainwater harvesting using cisterns or creating a proper catchment area.Read more
Village Technology Handbook: Section 1, Part 4: Water Purification
Published:
January 1, 1970U.S. Agency for International Development
Section 1 Part 4 of the Village Technology Handbook outlines the purification of unsafe water sources. Every effort must be made to obtain a source that provides a naturally wholesome water and then to collect that water and protect it against pollution. Water treatment under rural conditions...Read more
Village Technology Handbook: Developing Water Resources
Published:
January 1, 1970U.S. Agency for International Development
The Village Technology Handbook is aimed at helping villagers to master the resources available to them: to improve their own lives and to bring their villages more fully into the lives of the nations of which they form a basic and important part. Technical information is a basic factor in the...Read more
Rural Potable Water Chlorination
Published:
January 1, 1970U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper addresses two questions: (1) what is the most desirable form of sanitizing chemical for use in rural water supplies; and (2) what is the best overall means of getting this sanitizing agent into rural water supplies? Several chemicals and hydrochlorinators are described and evaluated. In...Read more
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