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Emergency Water Supply
REED, B. SHAW, R. (1999): Emergency Water Supply. Leicestershire (UK): Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University. Technical Brief No. 44 URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]
Kanchan Filter. Fact Sheet - Academic

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]
Water, Sanitation, and Shelter Equipment

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]
Traitement des Micropolluants dans les Eaux Uses-Rapport Final sur les Essais Pilotes a la STEP de Vidy (Lausanne)

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]
Advanced Oxidation Processes
KOMMINENI, S. ; ZOECKLER, J. ; STOCKING, A. ; LIANG, S. ; FLORES, A. ; KAVANAUGH, M. (2008): Advanced Oxidation Processes. In: National Water Research Institute: URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]
Arsenic Removal. Complexation

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]
Settling

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]
Water Treatment Cycle
EPA (n.y): Water Treatment Cycle. Washington D.C.: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) URL [Accessed: 21.05.2019]
Treatment of Textile Wastewater by Advanced Oxidation Processes – A Review

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]
Water, Sanitation, and Shelter Equipment. For Emergencies and Longer Term

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]
Activated Carbon Filtration

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]
Point-of-use Water Treatment and Diarrhoea Reduction in the Emergency Context: an Effectiveness Trial in Liberia

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]
WatSan Mission Assistant
http://watsanmissionassistant.org/ [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.

Efficacy of Silver-Treated Ceramic Filters for Household Water Treatment

Study on impact of the physical design (round vs. flat bottom) and silver application method (before or after firing) on the overall performance of the colloidal silver filter.

NAPOTNIK, J. MAYER, A. LANTAGNE, D. JELLISON, K. (2009): Efficacy of Silver-Treated Ceramic Filters for Household Water Treatment. Bethlehem (USA): Lehigh University, USA URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Development of Low-cost Technologies for Removal of Arsenic from Groundwater

This paper includes a performance evaluation of three alternative arsenic removal technologies/systems in the laboratory in order to determine their suitability for the development of a low-cost arsenic removal unit.

ALI, M. A. BADRUZZAMAN, A.B.M. JALIL, M.A. HOSSAIN, M. D. HUSSAINUZZAMAN, M. M. BADRUZZAMAN, M. MOHAMMAD, O.I. AKTER, N. (2001): Development of Low-cost Technologies for Removal of Arsenic from Groundwater. Dhaka: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]