Disinfection practices in urban water supply in Ethiopia

Abstract

Evaluation of disinfection practices used in water supply systems in Etiophia: Water releated diseases are the major causes for high death rates in developing countries. These diseases can be minimized or redused by disinfectants ability to penetrate through the cell membrane of the organisms result in destruction of the pathogenic organisms. Thus, disinfection is used to inactivate or destroy diseases producing organisms of intestial origin and has positive impact on improving health. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the disinfection practices and to identify the common problems related to disinfection, and to propose their possible solutions in Ethiophia. Seven urban water supply systems were studied in Ethiophia. Chlorination is the only method of disinfection used in water supply of these towns. The study was based on a literature review and a field research. /Kir10