Location
Calvin University
Start Date
2023
Description
The Clean Water Institute, in conjunction with Calvin University seeks to address issues with water availability in developing countries, particularly as it relates to quality of the water. The research done this summer was to investigate the potential implementations of improvements for clean water in rural Ecuador. These improvements manifested themselves in two distinct initiatives: The first initiative was to investigate the implementation of a passive chlorinator in a small Ecuadorean community. This involved literature review to decide a chlorinator to pursue, followed by extensive testing to validate the efficacy of the chlorinator under a variety of conditions. The second initiative involved the investigation of the viability of the generation of sodium hypochlorite solution and the successive disinfection of containers which has been previously established as a means of bacteria entry to drinking water (Jagals).
Recommended Citation
Beebe, Lachlan; Tatko, Chad; and Wildschut, Julie, "Chemical Disinfection in Rural Ecuador" (2023). Summer Research. 1.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/summer_research/2023/Posters/1
Chemical Disinfection in Rural Ecuador
Calvin University
The Clean Water Institute, in conjunction with Calvin University seeks to address issues with water availability in developing countries, particularly as it relates to quality of the water. The research done this summer was to investigate the potential implementations of improvements for clean water in rural Ecuador. These improvements manifested themselves in two distinct initiatives: The first initiative was to investigate the implementation of a passive chlorinator in a small Ecuadorean community. This involved literature review to decide a chlorinator to pursue, followed by extensive testing to validate the efficacy of the chlorinator under a variety of conditions. The second initiative involved the investigation of the viability of the generation of sodium hypochlorite solution and the successive disinfection of containers which has been previously established as a means of bacteria entry to drinking water (Jagals).