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Water sanitization in rural areas

For achieving the objectives:
goal 6
Goals: 6. Clean water and sanitation

Sector: Methodologies, Services

Description

ENEA has developed procedures for sanitizing enterobacteria-polluted water to provide improved drinking-water source and basic sanitation to developing countries’ populations. This ENEA methodology allows to sanitize water by using ozone and low-cost facilities powered by solar panels.

Benefits and Advantages:

  • production of “sanitization” water
  • treatment of uncontrolled water

ENEA Service:

  • technical support
  • consulting
  • training

ENEA Activities:

ENEA has designed and developed a specific facility for the treatment of small amounts of water possibly microbiologically polluted to be supplied to rural communities.

(2013) Kenya - “Promoting Access to Safe Water and Basic Sanitation for the Population of the Division of Karungu, Kenya". Leading partner: NGO SeS - Salute e Sviluppo.

Prototype for the treatment of small quantities of potentially microbiologically polluted water, at the ENEA Casaccia Centre

References

Energy Technologies Department
Biomass and Biotechnology for Energy Laboratory

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Published: 25/09/2017
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