农村社区的自动化家庭水消毒系统:实地试验和社区拨款
M Hincapié1, A Galdós-Balzategui2, B L S Freitas3
1Faculty of Engineering, University of Medellin, Carretera 87 30-65, Medellin, 050026, Colombia.
Water research
|June 1, 2025
概括
这项试点研究表明,自动化家庭水处理和储存系统有效地为哥伦比亚和墨西哥农村提供安全的饮用水. 这些系统通过在12个月内始终满足水质标准,显著降低了健康风险.
科学领域:
- 环境工程 环境工程
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 水质管理水质管理
背景情况:
- 获得安全饮用水仍然是全球农村社区面临的挑战.
- 基于家庭的水处理和储存系统 (HWTS) 为改善水质提供了分散的解决方案.
- 之前的HWTS已经显示出可变的有效性,需要对优化设计和长期性能进行进一步研究.
研究的目的:
- 评估哥伦比亚和墨西哥农村社区自动化,共同创建的家庭水处理和储存系统的性能和有效性.
- 在12个月的时间内评估经过处理的水的微生物和物理化学质量.
- 确定HWTS对减少与不安全饮用水相关的健康风险的影响.
主要方法:
- 试点现场试验涉及在农村家庭安装和评估239个自动化HWTS (沉积,紫外线消毒,储,配送网络).
- 使用标准的微生物 (例如,大肠杆菌) 和物理化学 (例如,度) 水质参数,对12个月的性能进行监测.
- 健康风险评估比较处理前和处理后的水质数据.
主要成果:
- 经过处理的水度始终符合世卫组织的建议 (>97%符合).
- 在所有样本中,大肠杆菌水平降低到可饮用标准,无论原水质量的变化如何.
- 在超过80%的处理水样本中,健康风险从"中等"降低到"低".
- 在储存后观察到大肠杆菌的微小增加,但不构成统计学上显著的风险.
结论:
- 自动化家用水处理和储存系统在农村环境中有效提供安全饮用水.
- 共创方法确保了系统参数满足社区需求和原水变化.
- 在12个月的时间里,HWTS证明了持续的有效性,显著降低了水传播的健康风险.
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