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Health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking
The World Health Organization is developing guidance on water safety and health aspects of rainwater harvesting & storage. This will be a scientific contribution to the’ rolling’ revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality. WHO acknowledges the need for a thorough assessment of the...
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| author | Namrata Pathak Han Heijnen |
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| description | The World Health Organization is developing guidance on water safety and health aspects of rainwater harvesting & storage. This will be a scientific contribution to the’ rolling’ revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality. WHO acknowledges the need for a thorough assessment of the health aspects of collected rainwater, as increasing numbers of people and communities worldwide use rainwater for domestic purposes, including for drinking. This paper presents a review of microbiological and chemical issues, relevant to rainwater and health risks. Several concerns are raised that may need further consideration in design, maintenance and research in rainwater use. |
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| institution | Loughborough University |
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| spelling | rr-article-95967232006-01-01T00:00:00Z Health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking Namrata Pathak (7221815) Han Heijnen (7219076) Rainwater Drinking water Chemical and microbiological quality Water safety plans Health risk assessment The World Health Organization is developing guidance on water safety and health aspects of rainwater harvesting & storage. This will be a scientific contribution to the’ rolling’ revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality. WHO acknowledges the need for a thorough assessment of the health aspects of collected rainwater, as increasing numbers of people and communities worldwide use rainwater for domestic purposes, including for drinking. This paper presents a review of microbiological and chemical issues, relevant to rainwater and health risks. Several concerns are raised that may need further consideration in design, maintenance and research in rainwater use. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Conference contribution 2134/28779 https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Health_and_hygiene_aspects_of_rainwater_for_drinking/9596723 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Rainwater Drinking water Chemical and microbiological quality Water safety plans Health risk assessment Namrata Pathak Han Heijnen Health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking |
| title | Health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking |
| title_full | Health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking |
| title_fullStr | Health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking |
| title_short | Health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking |
| title_sort | health and hygiene aspects of rainwater for drinking |
| topic | Rainwater Drinking water Chemical and microbiological quality Water safety plans Health risk assessment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/28779 |