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The supply of adequate amounts of safe water for drinking and hygiene during natural disasters or armed conflict can be compromised
Point-of-use (POU) water treatment with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) has been proven to reduce diarrheal disease in de
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘
In July 2007, a study by the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering, at the University of Surrey, assessed a modified method of
There is currently limited public information available concerning methods for the selection of appropriate water trea
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice
The December 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, Indonesia, destroyed drinking water infrastructure, placing over 500,000 displaced persons at
A number of organizations engaged in tanker trucks to deliver water to populations affected by the 2005 tsunami in Indonesia.
When the Asian tsunami struck the Andaman Islands, nearly 7,000 people were relocated in six camps.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.