Water Disinfection in Ecuador

This project provides evaluation and education, in conjunction with our partners, resulting in better water to rural communities in Ecuador. (Project Initiation: Summer 2016)

THE CHALLENGE

Diverse georgraphy and cultural practices

WHAT WE DO

1. Evaluate delivery systems (chemical and feed) and determine best practices and critical success factors.
2. Evaluate water chemistry and provide field testing methods.
3. Test water system dynamics for proper levels of disinfectant residual.
4. Evaluate palatability—the taste/odor-based rejection threshold for disinfected water.

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES:

• Chemistry
• Geography
• Public health
• Engineering
• Psychology

OUR PARTNERS

• Lifegiving Water International
• CODEINSE
• Ecuadorian regional governments (Cantons, Guamote, Colta) responsible for about 400 communities

THE IMPACT

• Household
• Local
• Regional
• Global

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