Implementing a UV disinfection system in a low-income area of Bolivia, South America

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dc.contributor.authorZapata Peláez, Mario Alberto
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-21T13:08:11Z
dc.date.available2012-03-21T13:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionThesis, University of Alberta, 2011en
dc.description.abstractWith a monthly cost of US$2, it was found that a UV-based disinfection system can be sustainable for as few as 20 users and as many as 48, in areas with poor feed water quality and lacking an electrical grid and distribution network. The rural community of Cerro Grande, in Bolivia, has been hit by outbreaks of gastrointestinal diseases; so two UV-based disinfection systems were implemented there. One of them was a fabricated unit, with materials available locally, whereas the other was a commercially available unit. This paper details implementation processes, efficiency, and results, noting that validation of the unit requires one of the more significant costs.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (129 p. : ill.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/48559
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CAen
dc.subjectBOLIVIA--CERRO GRANDEen
dc.subjectDRINKING WATERen
dc.subjectSANITATIONen
dc.subjectWATER BORNE DISEASESen
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENTen
dc.subjectBACILLUS SUBTILISen
dc.subjectUV DISINFECTIONen
dc.subjectULTRAVIOLET RADIATIONen
dc.subjectMICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUESen
dc.subjectTECHNICAL DRAWINGSen
dc.subjectENGINEERING RESEARCHen
dc.titleImplementing a UV disinfection system in a low-income area of Bolivia, South Americaen
dc.typeThesisen
idrc.copyright.holderMario Alberto Zapata Peláez
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number105096
idrc.project.titleCanada-Latin America and the Caribbean Research Exchange Grants Program - Phase Ven
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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