Novel Approaches to Rainwater Harvesting & Sanitation in Developing Countries

Buch | Hardcover

145 Seiten

2016
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-63485-826-7 (ISBN)

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Rainwater harvesting has gained popularity as a measure to address the water supply shortage in rural areas in developing countries. The harvesting systems are installed in households and public buildings. They vary from above-ground to below-ground and provide water from domestic use (cooking, drinking, laundry, etc.) to non-potable purposes such as irrigation. To date, a lot of research has focused on the development of treatment technologies, and public health studies have elucidated the risk from microbial contamination. However, this has only happened in some areas worldwide and a lot of areas (such as the African continent) studies the microbial water quality and treatment options at the household level. Additionally, the modelling of storage and demand management is missing. The current publication addresses this knowledge gap partially. A similar approach is adopted for the processing and reuse of faecal sludge from ventilated improved pit latrines. A review of the current options is presented in this book, focusing on the treatment, knowledge and public health risks. A case study on the pasteurisation of the faecal sludge is also examined, and the reuse of the pasteurised leachate is presented as an option to valorise the faecal sludge for use in the growth of fresh produce for domestic consumption.

Preface; Gaining a Better Understanding of the Factors that Influence the Quality of Harvested Rainwater in South Africa: A Review; Water Quality of Roof Harvested Rainwater in Grahamstown, South Africa & its Mathematical Modelling; Quantification of Triclosan from Sewage Sludge Matrices from South Africa & Algeria; Cost Effective Way of Managing Pit Latrine Feacal Sludge: A Review; A Food Crop Fertilizer from Latrine Pit Faecal Sludge after Anaerobic Digestion & Pasteurization; Modifications & Monitoring of the Laboratory Scale Greywater Filter Tower Treatment System; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.12.2016
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-63485-826-3 / 1634858263
ISBN-13	978-1-63485-826-7 / 9781634858267
Zustand	Neuware