Household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) is a program started by the World Health Organization (WHO) aiming to improve drinking water quality for everyone by reducing the spread of diarrhea-causing diseases. This initiative focuses on prioritizing support for people who depend on water supplies that are open to contamination, …
A strategy designed to ensure the safety of drinking water by using several layers of protection to reduce the risk of contaminants reaching people’s taps. Instead of relying on a single treatment method, this system combines multiple steps such as protecting the water source, applying reliable treatment processes, maintaining safe …
An organic or inorganic compound or element that is present within an environment, product, or system at a concentration that is greater than naturally occurring or normal. Chemical contaminants must be assessed for risk management and safe maximum limit determination.
Hygiene brings a higher level of importance than any other topic because this determines our lives no matter what way we look at it. This has a huge impact here in our community in the way we can function and get things done otherwise we would be in the same …
Water stress occurs when the demand for water exceeds the available amount during a certain period or when poor quality restricts its use.
Population Growth refers to the number of people in an area that either grows or declines within a certain amount of time because of natural occurrences. This could be because of environmental factors or personal reasons, such as people moving due to new career opportunities.
Water quality refers to the state of a body of water, including its chemical and physical state. This is usually measured in terms of suitability for a certain purpose, such as drinking or swimming.
Human-made chemicals that take forever to break down. They are extremely dangerous because of the way they can build up undetected in our drinking water supply unless we are actively searching for them. They were created to make products non-stick and water-resistant but the same properties that made them so …
Sustainable development can be defined as growth or development that meets the needs of the present time. These needs are met without damaging or compromising the ability of generations to come.
Sanitation is a process that purifies and cleans wastewater by eliminating pollutants and impurities. It is the removal of sewage, liquid, and semi-liquid waste from sewage and treatment sites through a group of biological, physical, and chemical processes to form clean drinkable, and usable water for consumers.