Essays about: "SODIS"

Found 5 essays containing the word SODIS.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. With a few liters of clean drinking water : a Cost Benefit Analysis of the socio-economic effects from implementing new clean drinking water technologies in rural India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Erik Boije; Gustaf Eskhult; [2014]
    Keywords : water-related illness; cost-benefit analysis; India; atmospherical water; solar disinfection; water supply; clean drinking water;

    Abstract : In 2010, Airwatergreen AB started testing their new technology, the Airwaterwell, an atmospherical water generator of their own design that is running on solar heat, with a production capacity of three litres of water per day and m2. The purpose was to focus on foreign aid organizations as main purchasers for project investments towards rural communities in developing countries that suffer from lack of, or compromised quality of drinking water. READ MORE

  4. 3. Estimation of the possible waste reduction by the implementation of SODIS : A numerical-, experimental- and social study executed in Ghana

    University essay from Avdelningen för energi-, miljö- och byggteknik

    Author : Daniel Arvidsson; [2013]
    Keywords : SODIS waste reduction sustainable development; SODIS avfallsreducering hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Lack of safe drinking water is one of the biggest humanitarian problems in the world today. Over one billion people in developing countries have no access to good quality drinking water, and subsequently, diarrhoea caused by unclean water leads to 1.8 million deaths of children under the age of five. READ MORE

  5. 4. Småskaliga vattenreningsmetoder : några exempel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Johanna Schaub; [2010]
    Keywords : Vattenrening; Klorering; SODIS; Keramiska filter; Biosandfilter;

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  6. 5. Designing a Sustainable System for Water Supply and Sanitation in Rural Peru

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Ida Maria Linnéa Persson; [2009]
    Keywords : water supply; sanitation; planning support; household water treatment; solar disinfection; rural Peru; dricksvatten; sanitet; planeringsstöd; hushållsrening av vatten; soldisinfektion; peruanska landsbygden; agua potable; saneamiento; apoyo de planificación; tratamiento domiciliario de agua; desinfección solar; zonas rurales de Perú;

    Abstract : Given the tremendous importance of water supply and sanitation (WSS) on health and welfare, the purpose of this thesis was to suggest a design of a sustainable WSS system for a rural village in the sub-Andean Amazon of Northern Peru. WSS planning and intervention in the developing world have traditionally been characterized by large failures, and to understand the related problems, this work was initiated with a literature review on the topic. READ MORE