This extensive handbook from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on emergency responses reflects the multiple dimensions of an emergency response, ranging from emergency management to emergency operations and their support. The handbook mainly looks at emergencies where populations have been displaced from their former living environment.
UNHCR (2007): Handbook for Emergencies. Third Edition. Geneva: UNHCR Emergency Preparedness and Response Section URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]Library
This document outlines the social and economical relevance of photocatalysis, provides background information on the technology, and highlights further challenges to be addressed.
MULLER, N. ; NOWACK, B. ; OY, S. ; SAARI, J. (2010): Photocatalysis for Water Treatment. In: ObservatoryNANO Briefings: URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]The most common technologies for arsenic removal utilise conventional processes like oxidation, co-precipitation, adsorption, ion exchange and membrane techniques. The paper gives a short review of all these technologies, which are used in Bangladesh and India.
AHMED, M. F. (2001): An Overview of Arsenic Removal Technologies in Bangladesh and India. In: BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ; UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY (2001): Technologies for Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water. Dhaka: 251-269. URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]This presentation given in a course at the New Jersey Institute of Technology gives a theoretical and technical overview of adsorption on granular activated carbon.
ARMENANTE, P.M. (n.y): Adsorption with Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) . URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]This publication describes the combination of ozone and ultrasounds for the disinfection and discoloration of domestic wastewater treatment plant effluents for reuse purposes.
SELCUK, H. ; NADDEO, V. ; BELGIONO, V. (2007): Advanced Treatment by Ozonation and Sonolysis for Domestic Wastewater Reuse. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology: URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]Factsheet on the principles, construction, operation and maintenance of kanchan filters (for arsenic and pathogen removal) for drinking water treatment at household level.
CAWST (2009): Kanchan Filter. Fact Sheet - Academic. (= Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Fact Sheet - Academic ). Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]These equipment packages have been devised by the Oxfam Public Health Engineering Team and others to help provide a reliable water supply, primarily for emergency situations such as in refugee camps and disaster-relief operations. The equipment is designed to be readily available, easily transported, simple to use, rapidly assembled, and fully self-contained, to provide an adequate water supply at moderate cost.
OXFAM (2000): Water, Sanitation, and Shelter Equipment. For Emergencies and Longer Term Use. Oxford: OXFAM URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]A three-page factsheet containing introduction, operation procedure, treatment efficiency, operating criteria and other information related to settling.
CAWST (2009): Settling. (= Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Fact Sheets ). Calgary: Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]This document presents the results of a pilot study aiming at removing water micropollutants at the Lausanne (Switzerland) wastewater treatment plant.
MARGOT, J. ; MAGNET, A. ; THONNEY, D. ; CHEVRE, N. ; ALENCASTRO, F. de ; ROSSI, L. (2011): Traitement des Micropolluants dans les Eaux Uses-Rapport Final sur les Essais Pilotes a la STEP de Vidy (Lausanne). In: Ed. Ville de Lausanne : URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]Factsheet on the principles, construction, operation and maintenance of arsenic removal via complexation for drinking water treatment at household level.
CAWST (2009): Arsenic Removal. Complexation. (= Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Fact Sheet - Academic ). Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]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]