Evaluation of System-Level, Passive Chlorination in Gravity-Fed Piped Water Systems in Rural Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Over 2 billion people globally lack access to safely managed drinking water. In contrast to the household-level, manually implemented treatment products that have been the dominant strategy for gaining low-cost access to safe drinking water, passive chlorination technologies have the potential to treat water and reduce reliance on individual behavior change. However, few studies exist that evaluate the performance and costs of these technologies over time, especially in small, rural systems. We conducted a nonrandomized evaluation of two passive chlorination technologies for system-level water treatment in six gravity-fed, piped water systems in small communities in the hilly region of western Nepal. We monitored water quality indicators upstream of the treatment, at shared taps, and at ho

SUBMITTER: Crider YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535811 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature