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This programme guide is intended to support humanitarian staff primarily working in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
Household water treatment with chlorine can improve the microbiological quality of household water and reduce diarrhea
In order to ensure maximum consumer benefits (e.g.
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice