Perspectives are different frameworks from which to explore the knowledge around sustainable sanitation and water management. Perspectives are like filters: they compile and structure the information that relate to a given focus theme, region or context. This allows you to quickly navigate to the content of your particular interest while promoting the holistic understanding of sustainable sanitation and water management.
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This brochure gives an overview of the large assortment of water storage plastic tank products.
PRACTICAL PLASTICS (n.y): Product Catalogue. Darwin: Practical Plastics Ltd URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]
This study evaluated changes in drinking water quality resulting from an intervention that provided large closed water storage tanks (2,500-gallons) to individual homes lacking a piped water supply.
GRAHAM, J.P. ; VANDERSLICE, J. (2007): The Effectiveness of Large Household Water Storage Tanks for Protecting the Quality of Drinking Water. In: Journal of Water and Health: , 307-313. URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]
This document includes course contents on advanced treatment plants including suspended and dissolved solid removal, phosphate removal, dissolved organic compounds removal with different techniques.
SUBRAMANIAN, M.S. (n.y): Advanced Waste Water Treatment . Module 1.5. In: NPTEL: URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]This website provides an introduction of membrane processes including microfiltration nanofiltration, and ultrafiltration.
This document gives an overview on the role of chlorination in disinfecting drinking water. It includes information on chlorine and waterborne disease, disinfection by-products, and compares chlorine to alternative disinfection methods such as ozone and ultraviolet radiation.
C4 (2003): Drinking Water Chlorination. A Review of Disinfection Issues and Practices. Chlorine Chemistry Council (C3) and Canadian Chlorine Coordinating Committee (C4) URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]
This document summarises main advancements performed within European projects in the field of membrane technologies for water treatment
EC (2010): Membrane Technologies for Water Applications. Highlights from a selection of European research projects. Brussels: European Commission (EC) URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]
This case study outlines the activities of an engineering consulting firm that has been contracted to submit a preliminary design for a new water treatment plant for a rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
WALSH, M.E. GAGNON, G.A. (2006): Evaluating Membrane Processes for Drinking Water Treatment Design. Halifax, Canada: Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]
This training guide provides practical information on the chemistry behind chlorination, application of chlorination in a treatment plant, and chlorine safety, including a section of study questions.
RAGSDALE AND ASSOCIATES (2002): Disinfection. Chapter 5. In: RAGSDALE AND ASSOCIATES (2002): New Mexico Water Systems Operator Certification Study Guide. Santa Fe: . URL [Accessed: 22.05.2019]This is the webpage of a producer of mobile compact water purification and desalination units from Switzerland.
This review article focuses on the treatment of textile wastewaters by means of different AOPs.
ADEL, A. K. ; AZNI, I. ; KATAYON, S. ; CHUAH, T.G. (2004): Treatment of Textile Wastewater by Advanced Oxidation Processes – A Review. In: Global Nest: the International Journal – General Information: Volume 6 , 222-230. URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]
This short manual describes purpose, development and use of standard water and sanitation equipment packages of OXFAM, as well as individual packages for water storage, water pumping, borehole drilling, but also excreta disposal and shelter equipment. These measures can serve urgent but also longer term needs.
OXFAM (2000): Water, Sanitation, and Shelter Equipment. For Emergencies and Longer Term. Oxford: Humanitarian Department Oxfam URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]
This publication discusses the effects of pH, temperature, flow rate, contaminant nature, activated carbon type etc. on adsorption.
DESILVA, F. (2000): Activated Carbon Filtration. In: Water Quality Products Magazine : URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]
This case study of 400 households in camps for displaced people in Monrovia, Liberia, highlights that POU water treatment with a flocculant-disinfectant plus improved water storage reduced diarrhoea incidence by 90%.
DOOCY, S. BURNHAM, G. (2006): Point-of-use Water Treatment and Diarrhoea Reduction in the Emergency Context: an Effectiveness Trial in Liberia. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Center for Refugee and Disaster Response URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]This site has a wealth of resources for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practitioners collected by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) with a focus on emergency situations.