American Journal of Water Science and Engineering

Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2016

  • Variation in the Quality of Harvested Rainwater from Source to Storage in a Water-Stressed Community in Ghana

    Godfred Owusu-Boateng, Mark Kwabena Gadogbe

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 20-28
    Received: 13 September 2016
    Accepted: 5 November 2016
    Published: 5 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajwse.20160204.11
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    Abstract: The quality of rainwater which is the main source of domestic water in Dzodze, a community in the Volta Region of Ghana was unknown. Therefore the possible utilization of contaminated domestic water and occurrence of health hazards could not be underestimated due to prevailing poor hygiene and great lack of standard maintenance and treatment system... Show More