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Evaluation of transparent 20l polypropylene buckets for household solar water disinfection (SoDis) of drinking water in resource poor environments

Evaluation of transparent 20l polypropylene buckets for household solar water disinfection (SoDis) of drinking water in resource poor environments
Evaluation of transparent 20l polypropylene buckets for household solar water disinfection (SoDis) of drinking water in resource poor environments
Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is an appropriate technology for treating drinking water in developing communities, as it is e¬ective, low- or zero-cost, easy to use. The WHO recognises SODIS as an appropriate intervention to provide drinking water after manmade or natural disasters. Nevertheless, uptake is low due partially to the burden of using small volume polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles (1.5-2 L). A major challenge is to develop a low cost transparent container for disinfecting larger volumes of water. This study examines the capability of transparent polypropylene (PP) buckets of 5 and 20 litres volume, as SODIS containers using three waterborne pathogen indicator organisms: E. coli, MS2-phage and Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts.
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et al.
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Polo-López, M.I., Martínez-García, A. and Abeledo-Lameiro, M.J. , et al. (2019) Evaluation of transparent 20l polypropylene buckets for household solar water disinfection (SoDis) of drinking water in resource poor environments. 20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, Interuniversity Cooperation Centre, Vienna, Austria. 15 - 20 Sep 2019.

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Abstract

Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is an appropriate technology for treating drinking water in developing communities, as it is e¬ective, low- or zero-cost, easy to use. The WHO recognises SODIS as an appropriate intervention to provide drinking water after manmade or natural disasters. Nevertheless, uptake is low due partially to the burden of using small volume polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles (1.5-2 L). A major challenge is to develop a low cost transparent container for disinfecting larger volumes of water. This study examines the capability of transparent polypropylene (PP) buckets of 5 and 20 litres volume, as SODIS containers using three waterborne pathogen indicator organisms: E. coli, MS2-phage and Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts.

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Published date: 15 September 2019
Venue - Dates: 20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, Interuniversity Cooperation Centre, Vienna, Austria, 2019-09-15 - 2019-09-20

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/490114
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Author: M.I. Polo-López
Author: A. Martínez-García
Author: M.J. Abeledo-Lameiro
Author: H. Gómez-Couso
Author: E. Ares-Mazás
Author: A. Reboredo-Fernández
Author: T.D. Morse
Author: L. Buck ORCID iD
Author: K. Lungu
Author: K.G. McGuigan
Author: P. Fernández-Ibáñez
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