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Effect of point-of-use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation-disinfection on drinking water quality in western Kenya.

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Crump, JA; Okoth, GO; Slutsker, L; Ogaja, DO; Keswick, BH; Luby, SP
Published in: J Appl Microbiol
2004

AIMS: Point-of-use drinking water disinfection with sodium hypochlorite has been shown to improve water quality and reduce diarrhoeal disease. However, the chlorine demand of highly turbid water may render sodium hypochlorite less effective. METHODS AND RESULTS: We evaluated a novel combined flocculant-disinfectant point-of-use water treatment product and compared its effect on drinking water quality with existing technologies in western Kenya. In water from 30 sources, combined flocculant-disinfectant reduced Escherichia coli concentrations to <1 CFU100 ml(-1) for 29 (97%) and reduced turbidity to <5 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) for 26 (87%). By contrast, water from 30 sources treated with sodium hypochlorite reduced E. coli concentrations to <1 CFU 100 ml(-1) for 25 (83%) and turbidity to <5 NTU for 5 (17%). CONCLUSIONS: For source waters over a range of turbidities in western Kenya, combined flocculant-disinfectant product effectively reduces turbidity to <5 NTU and reduces E. coli concentrations to <1 CFU 100 ml(-1). SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The novel flocculant-disinfectant product may be acceptable to consumers and may be effective in reducing diarrhoeal disease in settings where source water is highly turbid.

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J Appl Microbiol

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ISSN

1364-5072

Publication Date

2004

Volume

97

Issue

1

Start / End Page

225 / 231

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Water Supply
  • Water Purification
  • Water Pollution
  • Water Microbiology
  • Sodium Hypochlorite
  • Nephelometry and Turbidimetry
  • Microbiology
  • Kenya
  • Flocculation
  • Escherichia coli
 

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Crump, J. A., Okoth, G. O., Slutsker, L., Ogaja, D. O., Keswick, B. H., & Luby, S. P. (2004). Effect of point-of-use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation-disinfection on drinking water quality in western Kenya. J Appl Microbiol, 97(1), 225–231. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02309.x
Crump, J. A., G. O. Okoth, L. Slutsker, D. O. Ogaja, B. H. Keswick, and S. P. Luby. “Effect of point-of-use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation-disinfection on drinking water quality in western Kenya.J Appl Microbiol 97, no. 1 (2004): 225–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02309.x.
Crump JA, Okoth GO, Slutsker L, Ogaja DO, Keswick BH, Luby SP. Effect of point-of-use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation-disinfection on drinking water quality in western Kenya. J Appl Microbiol. 2004;97(1):225–31.
Crump, J. A., et al. “Effect of point-of-use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation-disinfection on drinking water quality in western Kenya.J Appl Microbiol, vol. 97, no. 1, 2004, pp. 225–31. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02309.x.
Crump JA, Okoth GO, Slutsker L, Ogaja DO, Keswick BH, Luby SP. Effect of point-of-use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation-disinfection on drinking water quality in western Kenya. J Appl Microbiol. 2004;97(1):225–231.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Appl Microbiol

DOI

ISSN

1364-5072

Publication Date

2004

Volume

97

Issue

1

Start / End Page

225 / 231

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Water Supply
  • Water Purification
  • Water Pollution
  • Water Microbiology
  • Sodium Hypochlorite
  • Nephelometry and Turbidimetry
  • Microbiology
  • Kenya
  • Flocculation
  • Escherichia coli