Essays about: "Biosand filter"

Found 3 essays containing the words Biosand filter.

  1. 1. Evaluation of biosand filter as a water treatment method in Ghana : An experimental study under local conditions in Ghana

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för energi-, miljö- och byggteknik

    Author : Linn Andersson; [2017]
    Keywords : Biosand filter; slow sand filter; Ghana; sustainable development;

    Abstract : The availability to clean drinking water is something a lot of people take for granted today. Daily, there are about 1.8 billion people around the world that drinks water from a contaminated water source. READ MORE

  3. 2. Water purification with a biosand filter in Tanzania : A minor field study - Karagwe District, Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Johanna Gjerstad Lindgren; Zarah Olivecrona; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In Karagwe district in northwest Tanzania, the non-governmental organisation Mavuno is working with water scarcity and drinking-water quality issues within the local community. Mavuno started a boarding school for girls in Chonyonyo village in the district in January 2016. READ MORE

  4. 3. Water quality in the Apac, Mbale & Lira districts, Uganda : a field study evaluating problems and suitable solutions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Linn Gardell; Iris Behrens; [2015]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Sciences; point-of-use method POU ; water source.; water borne disease; water quality; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Safe water is a widespread problem in developing countries. In 2004 The United Nations formed the Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative, which focuses on increasing the water quality and basic sanitation in both rural- and urban areas. READ MORE