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In February 1992, an epidemic of cholera began in Argentina. The first known cases appeared in a quasi-nomadic aborigine population living by the... Read more...
This book aims to provide a state-of-the-art review of practice in the collection of rainwater. Read more...
Water shortage was a major reason why handwashing was not practised in a highland village in Guatemala. A water-saving device, the plastic 'tippy tap... Read more...
The performance of a small-scale water disinfection system which was installed in a hospital in Mexico City in August 1989 was evaluated. Read more...
This paper describes how optimum coagulation conditions can be identified for both coloured waters and turbid suspensions in terms of floc properties... Read more...
Organic group parameters, adsorbable (AOX) and purgeable (POX) organic halogen, total (TOC) and non purgeable (NPOC) organic carbon were studied in... Read more...
A study was conducted of existing traditional hand-dug wells (n=59) and protected springs (n=21) in a rural area in Kenya during September and... Read more...
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the status of the Dracunculiasis Eradication Programme as of March 1993, when less than three years are... Read more...