| Title | Disinfection practices in urban water supply in Ethiopia |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Getachew, W |
| Secondary Title | Publication Series B / Tampere University of Technology |
| Volume | no. 45 |
| Pagination | 73 p.: 27 fig., 14 tab. |
| Date Published | 1990-01-01 |
| Publisher | Tampere University of Technology, Institute of Water and Environmental Engineeri |
| Place Published | Tampere, Finland |
| ISBN Number | 9517215789 |
| Keywords | bacteriological quality, chlorination, ethiopia, evaluation, field studies, institutional framework, literature reviews, urban areas, water distribution |
| Abstract | The objectives of the study were to evaluate the disinfection practices and to identify the common problems related to disinfection, and to propose their possible solutions in Ethiopia. Seven urban systems were studied in Ethiopia. All of the towns studied only used chlorination to disinfect their water supply. Contamination through cross-connections, back syphonage and lack of maintaining the required chlorine dose were the causes of deterioration. Further, lack of preventive maintenance and logistic support are the most severe problems in all the disinfection systems. |
| Notes | Bibliography: p. 68-73 |
| Custom 1 | 254.2, 824 |
