JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chlorination of hand-dug wells in Monrovia
Régis Garandeau Régis GarandeauAndrew Trevett Andrew TrevettAndy Bastable
Year: 2006 Journal: Waterlines Vol: 24 (3)Pages: 19-21
Abstract
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks. Various chlorination methods were evaluated to determine their appropriateness and efficacy, both for public health emergencies and sustainable community-managed systems.
Keywords:
Cholera Environmental health Groundwater Public health Environmental science Water resource management Environmental planning Medicine Engineering Nursing Virology
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Vibrio bacteria research studies
Life Sciences → Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology → Endocrinology
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