The Worth of Water

Technical Briefs on Health, Water and Sanitation

John Pickford, John Pickford (Loughborough University)

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ITDG Publishing
15 December 1991

Intermediate technology; Sanitary & municipal engineering

Brings together a series of short, highly illustrated introductions to many of the main technologies and processes in the field of village and community level water and sanitation, ranging from household water storage to public standposts.

By: John Pickford, John Pickford (Loughborough University)
Imprint: ITDG Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 296mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9781853390692
ISBN 10: 1853390690
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Household water storage; an introduction to pit latrines; protecting a spring; lining a hand-dug well; slotted bamboo tubewell screen; choosing a water-seal latrine; the water cycle; making soap; dry latrines; waste stabilization ponds; rainwater harvesting; septic tanks and aquaprivies; handpumps; above-ground rainwater storage; slow sand filter design; sewerage; health, water and sanitation (1); water testing; health, water and sanitation (2); water sampling; slow sand filters; intakes from rivers; a guide to sanitation selection; groundwater dams; eye and skin diseases; public standposts; discharge measurements and estimates; public and communal latrines; designing simple piplines; community management; latrine vent pipes; drainage for improved health.

John Pickford (1927-2006) founded the Water Engineering and Development Centre at Loughborough University 40 years ago.