Water Technology
- Aquabox
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www.aquabox.org
AQUABOX is an official project
of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland
and Rotary International District 1220, managed
by its initiators, the Rotary Club of Wirksworth
in Derbyshire. The project goal is to provide in
the wake of both man-made and natural disasters
a rapid response provision of safe drinking water
and welfare aid items.
- Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology
(CAWST)
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www.cawst.org
CAWST is a Canadian non-profit organization whose
purpose is to provide technical training and support
in water and sanitation services for those who serve
the poor in developing countries. In particular,
CAWST is the centre of expertise and distribution
for the Biosand concrete water filtration technology,
a low-cost water treatment technology specially
designed for use by the poor in developing countries.
The Biosand concrete filters are household filters
made by local people, using materials commonly found
in most parts of the world.
- Practica Foundation
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www.practicafoundation.nl
The Practica Foundation aims to facilitate research,
development and commercial application of technology
in the field of water and energy in developing countries.
- Susan Murcott, Lecturer
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://web.mit.edu/civenv/html/people/faculty/murcott.html
(LINK NO LONGER VALID)
http://ceemeng.mit.edu/~water
Susan specializes in drinking water quality and
treatment in developing countries and innovative
wastewater treatment technology.
- SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection)
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www.sodis.ch
SODIS, Solar Water Disinfection, improves the microbiological
quality of drinking water: it is a simple water
treatment method using solar UV-A radiation and
temperature to inactivate pathogens causing diarrhea.
- Solar Water Purifier
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www.solarwaterpurifier.com
Australian Rotary clubs and districts to purify
polluted water in the developing world use the Solar
Water Purifier. It could well be a great solution
for providing clean water from local polluted sources.
It is inexpensive and calls for little or no technological
capability.
- US AID
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www.usaid.gov
Provides economic and humanitarian assistance in
more than 100 countries to provide a better future
for all. US AID works in close partnership with
private voluntary organizations, indigenous organizations,
universities, American businesses, international
agencies, other governments, and other U.S. government
agencies. USAID has working relationships with more
than 3,500 American companies and over 300 U.S.-based
private voluntary organizations.
- Water Environment Federation
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www.wef.org
Founded in 1928, WEF is a not-for-profit technical
and educational organization. Members are from varied
disciplines and they collaborate with staff to realize
the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of
the global water environment. The WEF network includes
water quality professionals from 79 Member Associations
in over 30 countries.
- Water Environment Research Foundation
- www.werf.org (LINK NO LONGER VALID)
WERF helps its subscribers improve the water environment
and protect human health by providing sound, reliable
science and innovative, effective, cost-saving technologies
for improved management of our water resources.
With the support of its subscribers and funding
from the federal government, WERF is able to lead
the way in conducting timely, relevant research
at a fraction of what it would cost each of its
subscribers to conduct the same research independently.
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