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)
<h5>THE CHALLENGE</h5>
<p>Diverse georgraphy and cultural practices</p>
<h5>WHAT WE DO</h5>
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<li>Evaluate delivery systems (chemical and feed) and determine best practices and critical success factors. </li>
<li>Evaluate water chemistry and provide field testing methods.</li>
<li>Test water system dynamics for proper levels of disinfectant residual. </li>
<li>Evaluate palatability—the taste/odor-based rejection threshold for disinfected water. </li>
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<li>We provide evaluation of delivery systems (chemical and feed), along with best practices and critical success factors.</li>
<li>We evaluate water chemistry and provide field testing methods.</li>
<li>We test water system dynamics for proper levels of disinfectant residual.</li>
<li>We evaluate palatability—the taste/odor-based rejection threshold for disinfected water.</li>
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<h5>ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES:</h5>
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<h5>OUR PARTNERS</h5>
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<li>Lifegiving Water International</li>
<li>CODEINSE</li>
<li>Ecuadorian regional governments (Cantons, Guamote, Colta) responsible for about 400 communities</li>
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<h5>THE IMPACT</h5>
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<li>Household</li>
<li>Local</li>
<li>Regional</li>
<li>Global</li>
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