Water Quality and Storage
According to the Centers for Disease Control, because contaminated water is a major cause of illness and death, water quality is a determining factor in human poverty, education, and economic opportunities. Unfortunately, worldwide water quality is declining, threatening the health of ecosystems and humans worldwide. Safe water storage is also integral to ensuring water quality. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on maintenance for water tank storage, country water quality assessments, among other resources that support WASH storage and water quality.
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Water Quality and Storage Resources
Possible Disinfection of Oral Rehydration Solutions
Published:
November 13, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
Because people in developing countries are frequently forced to use contaminated water in preparing the oral rehydration solutions (ORS) used to combat the effects of diarrhea, the question has been raised whether and how ORS's can be disinfected. This report summarizes the results of a...Read more
Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Malawi: Report on the Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop on the Development of a National Action Plan
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July 1, 2014The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
On 18 April, 2013, in Lilongwe, the Ministry of Health hosted a Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop on the Development of a National Action Plan on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Malawi. Stakeholders in Malawi from organizations involved in health and development efforts discussed...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaImpacts of Climate-Related Hazardous Events on Drinking Water and Sanitation Coverage: Determining Vulnerability and Preparedness
The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Climate change is projected to alter the global hydrologic cycle, causing increasing intensification and variability in precipitation. These changes will adversely impact water and sanitation coverage. The severity of these climate-related hazardous events on drinking water and sanitation systems...Read more
NASA Water Resources
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The NASA Applied Sciences Program has the primary responsibility to apply data from NASA satellite missions to models in order to help solve problems important to society and the economy. The NASA Water Resources theme in the Applied Sciences Program addresses concerns and decision processes that...Read more
Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage of Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development. Launched at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm, Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish...Read more
Reclamation Desalination web portal
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April 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's main desalination web portal. This portal highlights information about various desalinating activities that Reclamation is involved in.Read more
Desalination and Water Purification Research
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This site highlights the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's external research program, Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) program. Through this site, you can navigate to a program description, cost share and funding information by state, solicitation information, research results...Read more
Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the fact sheet for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility (BGNDRF) facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This research facility is a focal point for developing technologies for the desalination of brackish and impaired groundwater...Read more
Yuma Desalting Plant
Published:
July 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the homepage for the Water Quality Improvement Center (WQIC), one of six National Centers for Water Treatment Technologies and the only center focused on inland brackish water, both surface and groundwater. WQIC is a state-of-the-art advanced water treatment research center located in Yuma...Read more
Invasive Mussel Detection and Monitoring Program for Reclamation Reservoirs
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June 1, 2012U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
"Invasive Mussel Detection and Monitoring Program for Reclamation Reservoirs" is a fact sheet that describes an invasive quagga and zebra mussel detection and monitoring program. This fact sheet outlines the threat, the goal and the program. Specific water testing details are also...Read more
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