Water Engineering and Development Centre

Emergency Water Sources

Guidelines for selection and treatment

Sarah House and Bob Reed

These guidelines have been designed to help those involved in the assessment of emergency water sources to collect relevant information in a systematic way, to use this information to select a source or sources and to determine the appropriate level of treatment required to make the water suitable for drinking. The book is relevant to a wide range of emergency situations, including both natural and conflict-induced disasters.

320pp. (250/176) 2004

ISBN: 978 1 84380 069 9 (Third edition) 

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