Zapata Peláez, Mario Alberto2012-03-212012-03-212011http://hdl.handle.net/10625/48559Thesis, University of Alberta, 2011With 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.Text1 digital file (129 p. : ill.)enBOLIVIA--CERRO GRANDEDRINKING WATERSANITATIONWATER BORNE DISEASESWATER TREATMENTBACILLUS SUBTILISUV DISINFECTIONULTRAVIOLET RADIATIONMICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUESTECHNICAL DRAWINGSENGINEERING RESEARCHThesis