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Water disinfection - a manual by World Health Organisation (2003)
The manual provides extensive information on various water disinfection methods like solar disinfection, chlorine, ultraviolet radiation, slow filtration, ozone, chlorine dioxide, minifiltration Posted on 19 May, 2009 11:34 AM

This manual by the Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences (CEPIS/PAHO), under the aegis of the World Health Organisation (WHO), provides extensive information on various m

Nitrate/nitrite toxicity - case studies in environmental medicine by agency for toxic substances and disease registry (ATSDR)
The case study discusses the problem of nitrate/nitrite toxicity and helps in promotion of medical practices that aid in evaluation and care of potentially exposed patients Posted on 19 May, 2009 11:07 AM

This manual is a self-instructional publication of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as part of its case studies in environmental medicine series. 

Improving health through clean water innovations- a presentation by Aquaya Institute, Indonesia
New technologies and approaches for water treatment to improve health and increase economic opportunity Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:29 PM

Some new technologies and approaches for improving health through clean water - the work of the Aquaya Institute.
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Groundwater utilisation and sustainability - a research paper
The paper details current situation of groundwater and the significant impact of unsustainable groundwater use on hydrology, ecology and other natural resources Posted on 18 May, 2009 12:55 PM

GroundwaterThis paper describes the current groundwater situation and warns that the unsustainable use of groundwater stands to significantly impact a host of hydrological, ecological and other natural resources and services, including freshwater bodies, and aquatic, riparian, transitional, and terrestrial ecosystems. Baseflow will decrease and wetlands will disappear, streams and rivers will degrade, channel erosion will increase, and wildlife habitat will be reduced. Other impacts include drying up of wells, salt-water intrusion in coastal areas, and land subsidence.

Tutorials on wastewater treatment and management
The article provides introduction to wastewater treatment and management and different methods to recycle wastewater Posted on 16 May, 2009 01:15 PM

Basic and advanced tutorial on wastewater management by Shiv Shankar Ranganathan

Ringsend wastewater treatment plant: a case study from Dublin, Ireland
Ringsend wastewater treatment plant, Dublin, has outstanding achievements in technical design and environmental sustainability to its credit Posted on 16 May, 2009 12:28 PM

Executive summary

The American ground water trust - resources on groundwater
The American Ground Water Trust aims to provide accurate information about water resources and water wells to home-owners, teachers, water users, managers, planners, community and state leaders Posted on 15 May, 2009 12:08 PM

The American Ground Water Trust is a non-profit education organization, based in the United States. The programmes developed by the trust aim at:

Call for submissions : Actions for water integrity in the context of climate change
The Water Integrity Network is seeking information on initiatives addressing corruption related to water and climate change for the Water Integrity Case Information Sheet series. Posted on 14 May, 2009 02:03 PM

Forwarded to the Portal by: Birke Otto

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The Water Integrity Network is seeking information on initiatives addressing corruption related to water and climate change for the Water Integrity Case Information Sheet series.

Case studies should address questions such as 

What obstacles are rendering water-related climate change adaptation strategies inadequate or inequitable?; What types of initiatives have been put in place to avoid or address climate-related water integrity issues (regulation, policy, monitoring, advocacy, project design, etc.)?; How do local, national, and international groups and organisations tackle such problems?; and What other special problems is climate change implicating for water integrity?

The deadline is 1 June 2009.

Upgrading water treatment plants - by World Health Organisation
The book provides a practical guide to improve the performance of water treatment plants Posted on 12 May, 2009 05:59 PM

The principles and ideas presented have been shown to be effective in increasing the capacity of water, and are based on extensive experience in upgrading a variety of treatment plants throughout the world. The procedures proposed apply not only to the optimization of existing treatment plants but also to the design of new ones.

Assessing the operation and maintenance status of water supply - A WHO Publication
This document presents nine tools for assessing the operation and maintenance status of water supply and sanitation in developing countries Posted on 12 May, 2009 05:50 PM

The term "Operation and Maintenance" has been used as a general concept covering a wide range of activities carried out by utilities, government and communities in order to sustain their services and to maintain existing capital assets.

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