Pan American Health Organization : Year 2003, A85637: Felipe Solsona

By Water Disinfection

Book Id: WPLBN0000127350
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 2.6 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Pan American Health Organization : Year 2003, A85637: Felipe Solsona
Author:	Water Disinfection
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Disinfection, W. (n.d.). Pan American Health Organization : Year 2003, A85637. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
THE AUTHORS FELIPE SOLSONA Argentinean, Sanitary Engineer with a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has worked extensively in the area of appropriate technology and basic sanitation, with emphasis on water treatment and water quality control. He lived in the Argentinean Patagonia for 12 years, 5 years in Brazil and 5 years in Africa. He has written roughly one hundred manuals, articles and documents. At present, he is serving as the PAHO/CEPIS Regional Advisor on Water Quality at its headquarters in Lima, Peru. JUAN PABLO MÉNDEZ VEGA Peruvian, Sanitary Engineer with a degree from the National University of Engineering in Lima, Peru, and advanced studies at the Graduate School of Business Administration (ESAN). He collaborates with PAHO/CEPIS on matters of strategic planning for populations with low sanitary and environmental risks, sanitary education and project evaluation. He is experienced in the handling and management of urban solid waste. At present, he is working as a consultant for the Peruvian Government’s sanitation sector on environmental and strategic planning aspects.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents PREFACE v 1 = Disinfection 1 Introduction 3 Considerations regarding disinfection 5 Characteristics of the manual 11 Information sources 13 2 = Solar disinfection 15 Introduction 17 Properties of solar disinfection and description of the method 17 Solar disinfection mechanisms 18 Disinfection by-products 19 Equipment 19 Solar heaters 19 Solar stoves 21 Solar concentrators 22 Solar stills 23 Combined process of solar preheating and distillation 24 Disinfection in bottles and small containers 24 Installation requirements 25 Operation and maintenance 26 Monitoring 26 Advantages and disadvantages of solar disinfection 27 Equipment and operating and maintenance costs 28 Information sources 28 3 = Chlorine 29 Introduction 31 Properties of the chlorine products and description of the method 33 Chlorine disinfection mechanisms 38 Chlorine disinfection by-products 39 Equipment 40 Chlorine gas feeders 41 Vacuum gas chlorinators 41 Pressurized gas chlorinators 42 Pressurized chlorine gas feeding equipment 47 Float valve in a box system 48 Floating tube with hole system 49 Bottle/glass sytem 50 Hypochlorite positive or negative pressure feeders 52 Diaphragm pump feeding system 53 Suction feeders (venturi-type) 56 On-site sodium chloride electrolysis 59 Solid calcium hypochlorite feeders 61 Tablet and pill erosion feeder 62 Advantages and disadvantages of the methods 65 Monitoring of chlorine compounds and chlorine-based products 65 Feeder and operation and maintenance costs 68 Information sources 70 iv