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An immediate need and vital resource, potable water becomes critical in the aftermath of a disaster; affected communities cannot rec
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.
This paper intends to examine the impacts of flood on water supply and sanitation condition along with flood induced health problems
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contamina
Changes in water quality of a sand aquifer on the east coast of Sri Lanka due to the 26 December 2004 tsunami and subsequent remedia
Kabul and Monrovia, the respective capitals of Afghanistan and Liberia, have recently emerged from long-lasting armed conflicts.
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 ‘‘
Following the Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, the vital domestic fresh-water wells in the coastal zone were either scoured out of