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Introduction to fact sheets on water Contents • Presentation
• Introduction to fact sheets on water
• Introduction to fact sheets on sanitation
• Introduction to fact sheets on hygiene education

The quantity and quality of the water that we drink is directly linked to health. If the water is contaminated with germs or chemicals, health will be affected. Outbreaks of diseases transmitted by water have a major impact on human health. Examples of diseases which can be transmitted by water include cholera, typhoid, hepatitis Aand many diarrhoea1 diseases. All of these diseases can also be spread by other means, but the quality of public water supplies is particularly important because such supplies are capable of transmitting contaminated water to many people.
The diseases mentioned above are transmitted through water when it is contaminated by human faeces. For this reason, water quality monitoring should include testing for indicators of faecal contamination such as thermotolerant (faecal) coliforms.
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Fact sheet 2.1: Sanitary inspections [pdf 347kb]
Fact sheet 2.2: Dug wells [pdf 339kb]
Fact sheet 2.3: Boreholes and tubewells [pdf 282kb]
Fact sheet 2.4: Springs [pdf 443kb]
Fact sheet 2.5: Infiltration galleries [pdf 151kb]
Fact sheet 2.6: Rainwater collection [pdf 288kb]
Fact sheet 2.7: Surface water abstraction [pdf 336kb] Fact sheet 2.8: Water treatment [pdf 219kb]
Fact sheet 2.9: Flow measurement and control [pdf 413kb]
Fact sheet 2.10: Simple sedimentation [pdf 103kb]
Fact sheet 2.11: Pre-filtration [pdf 157kb]
Fact sheet 2.12: Slow sand filtration [pdf 349kb]
Fact sheet 1.13: Coagulation, flocculation and clarification [pdf 205kb]
Fact sheet 2.14: Rapid sand filtration [pdf 187kb]
Fact sheet 1.15: Storage tanks [pdf 142kb]
Fact sheet 2.16: Disinfectants [pdf 262kb]
Fact sheet 2.17: Chlorination concepts [pdf 260kb]
Fact sheet 2.18: Chlorine gas or liquid in cylinders [pdf
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