Water Treatment
This pamphlet provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and USAID discusses and explains multiple water treatment options for use in developing countries.
http://www.ehproject.org/PDF/ehkm/cdc-proven.pdf
Keywords: Water Purification, Chlorination, Ceramic Filtration, Solar Disinfection, Flocculant/Disinfectant Powder
Water Well
This website provides a brief tutorial on how to build a water well.
http://www.lifewater.ca/ndexdril.htm
Keywords: Water Well, Water Drilling
This website describes the three basic types of water wells.
http://www.essortment.com/articles/build-water-well_2760.htm
Keywords: Open Hole, Packer, Gravel Pack, Water Well
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
This website provides a basic introduction on how a sewage system operates.
http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/03sewer/html/sewhow.htm
Keywords: Sewage, treatment, discharge, sludge
Wastewater Treatment
This website discusses the basic wastewater treatment process. http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/plumbing/sewer3.htm
Keywords: Sewage, Waste Water Disposal, Environmental Protection
This website discusses wastewater treatment and multiple wastewater treatment options for both developed and low income communities.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/resources/technical-briefs/64-wastewater-treatment-options.pdf
Keywords: Sewage Treatment, Water Borne Disease, Wastewater Treatment
Mercy Corps
Info from the Mercy Corps website: Mercy Corps helps people in the world's toughest places turn the crises of natural disaster, poverty, and conflict into opportunities for progress. Driven by local needs and market conditions, our programs provide communities with the tools and support they need to transform their own lives. Their worldwide team of 3,700 professionals is improving the lives of 16.7 million people in more than 40 countries.
http://www.mercycorps.org
Keywords: Agriculture, Children, Education, Economic Development, Governance, Water/Sanitation
Good Neighbors
Good Neighbors is a donation funded organization whose vision is to provide sustainable development, and relief to under privileged and marginalized people worldwide. They look to provide assistance by managing and integrating resources locally and internationally.
http://www.goodneighbors.org
Keywords: Food, Starvation, Preventable Disease, Health, Development, Water, Agriculture, Education, International Aid
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