Occurrence and Mitigation of Bacterial Regrowth in Stored Household Water in Eastern Coastal Madagascar
Lauren A. Judah,
Cathy Andriambololonirina,
Lova Rakotoarisoa
et al.
Abstract:In communities where people lack on-demand, safely managed drinking water, stored household water often becomes contaminated by fecal bacteria, regardless of the source-water quality. The objectives of this paper are to assess and control bacterial contamination in stored household water in Toamasina, a rapidly urbanizing city in eastern coastal Madagascar. We collected samples of source water and stored household water from 10 representative households that use different water sources and different storage st… Show more
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