Status Report on UV Waterworks: Water Disinfection for the Developing World
Publication Type
Report
Date Published
08/1997
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Abstract
About one billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water, and this number is increasing. UV Waterworks is an ultraviolet water disinfection device designed specifically for the purpose of providing safe drinking water to communities in the developing world. The device renders harmless ("deactivates") the bacterial and viral content of surface water or groundwater, improving the chance for infants to avoid the diarrheal diseases that, according to UNICEF studies, killed 3.8 million children under age 5 in 1993.
Year of Publication
1997
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Organization
Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, Sustainable Energy Department, International Energy Analysis Department, International Energy Studies Group