This study describes and assesses the formal and informal systems used by institutions with regulatory requirements for testing drinking water quality in six sub-Saharan African countries to organize, analyze, and transmit information about drinking water quality.
Water Quality
From data to decisions: Water quality monitoring programs in Kenya
This study describes and assesses the formal and informal systems used by institutions with regulatory requirements for testing drinking water quality in six sub-Saharan African countries to organize, analyze, and transmit information about drinking water quality.
Tryptophan-like fluorescence as a high-level screening tool for detecting microbial contamination in drinking water
A nine-month water quality monitoring programme was conducted in rural Malawi to assess the suitability of tryptophan-like fluorescence (TLF), an emerging method for rapidly detecting microbial contamination, as a drinking water quality monitoring tool.
A framework for monitoring the safety of water services: from measurements to security
The sustainable developments goals introduced monitoring of drinking water quality to the international development agenda. In this paper, the authors propose and apply a framework to reflect on the purposes of and approaches to monitoring drinking water safety.
Hydrogeochemistry of a strategic alluvial aquifer system in a semi-arid setting and its implications for potable urban water supply: The Lodwar Alluvial Aquifer System (LAAS)
This study examined the hydrochemistry of the Lodwar Alluvial Aquifer System (Kenya) and its implications for drinking water supply.
Large-scale survey of seasonal drinking water quality in Malawi using in situ tryptophan-like fluorescence and conventional water quality indicators
This study, carried in Malawi, is the first to investigate the effectiveness of Tryptophan-Like Fluorescence for a large-scale survey using a randomised, spot-sampling approach.
Book chapter: Improving Drinking Water Quality in Rural Communities in Mid-Western Nepal
This chapter describes 4 years of applied research on drinking water quality in Mid-Western Nepal, aiming to improve access to safe drinking water for rural households.
Book chapter | Water and Health: A Dynamic, Enduring Challenge
In this book chapter, the authors explore some of the drivers of water sector developments that have had great public health significance.
Including water quality monitoring in rural water services: why safe water requires challenging the quantity versus quality dichotomy
This study uses dilemma analysis, drawing on an institutional experiment engaging 76 stakeholders to identify and characterise the multiple dilemmas faced in including water quality monitoring in rural water services.
Water Pollution Management in Dhaka: Stakeholder perceptions to inform action
This policy brief reports on key findings and recommendations from research led by WSUP, looking at the attitudes and perceptions of households, industry, government and non-governmental organizations to freshwater pollution in Dhaka.
