Title | Cleaning wells after seawater flooding |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Villholth, KG |
Secondary Title | Technical notes on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in emergencies / WHO |
Volume | no. 15 |
Pagination | 4 p. : 3 boxes. 6 fig. |
Date Published | 2011-01-01 |
Publisher | World Health Organization (WHO) |
Place Published | Geneva, Switzerland |
Keywords | disinfection, groundwater, groundwater protection, rehabilitation, saline water intrusion, sdiwat, wells |
Abstract | Many people living in coastal regions rely on shallow groundwater for their water supply. Seawater flooding after a severe storm or tsunami can damage wells and contaminate the groundwater. This technical note provides advice for rehabilitating wells in such circumstances. It should be used in conjunction with Technical Note 1 which provides general information about rehabilitating wells after a disaster. (Author's abstract) |
Notes | 3 ref. |
Custom 1 | 212.0 |