From Resource Development International – Cambodia Groundwater Quality Summary Summary of Groundwater Data Drinking Water Quality Study of Tube Wells in Cambodia – Guidance Summary Groundwater Arsenic In Cambodia Low-Cost Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Test Strips for Bacterial Water Testing Quantifying the Risk: Arsenic Contamination with Particular Focus on Rice
WATER: “If gold has been prized because it is the most inert element, changeless and incorruptible, water is prized for the opposite reason — its fluidity, mobility, changeability that make it a necessity and a metaphor for life itself. To value gold over water is to value economy over ecology, that which can be locked…
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This UNICEF report details the need for Household Water Treatment and Storage (HWTS) and presents overviews of several technologies that are currently being used. PROMOTION OF HOUSEHOLD WATER TREATMENT AND SAFE STORAGE IN UNICEF WASH PROGRAMMES Why is household water treatment and safe storage an important intervention for preventing disease? Unsafe drinking water, along with…
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This is a report produced in Vietnam which compares various characteristics of various filters and evaluates their suitability to meet this stated objective: To explore the possibility of developing Vietnamese ceramic filters as an affordable and safe HWTS option All material presented here is taken from the report. From the introduction: Kofi Annan, former United…
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In this video, Dr. Mickey Sampson, the founder of Resource Development International – Cambodia (RDIC), gives a tour of the facilities and explains the various ways that RDIC strives to improve the lives of the people of Cambodia. Be sure to watch around the 5 minute mark as Dr. Mickey explains how well-meaning organizations are…
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This report is from MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Water Quality Susan Murcott Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Developing Countries Week 6, 11.479 J / 1.851J March 13, 2007
Water Quality Assessment of Hand Dug Wells Introduction Thousands of wells are being drilled in Cambodia each year, with the goal of supplying safe and accessible drinking water. The availability of clean drinking water is a basic right for all peoples. Unfortunately, many of these wells offer water which is either unsafe for human consumption…
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Drinking Water Quality Standards Preface The Task Force on Drinking Water Quality Standards prepared these standards with guidance from the World Health Organization and the Advisory Panel of specialists. The standards were based on the latest WHO drinking water quality guidelines (2003) and those of other countries with particular adaptation to the water quality problems…
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DRINKING WATER ADVISORY: CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY ADVICE AND HEALTH EFFECTS ANALYSIS ON SODIUM Executive Summary The EPA Office of Water is issuing this Drinking Water Advisory to provide guidance to communities that may be exposed to drinking water containing sodium chloride or other sodium salts. The Advisory provides a summary of the current health hazard information…
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