Tag: Safe Drinking Water

Clean water is essential for human survival, yet millions of people around the world lack access to safe drinking water. According to the World Health Organization, over 2 billion people worldwide drink water that is contaminated with feces, leading to the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery, and typhoid fever. While there are […]

Access to safe, clean drinking water is a basic necessity that billions around the world still lack. Contaminated water continues to spread life-threatening diseases like cholera, dysentery and diarrheal infections – a leading cause of childhood mortality in developing nations. While large-scale sanitization infrastructure has expanded, many remote and impoverished communities remain without reliable water […]

Safe drinking water and effective wastewater treatment are critical for protecting public health and the environment. Chemical technologies play an important role alongside physical and biological treatment methods. This article provides an overview of key chemical processes used, design considerations, and challenges for further improvement. Chemically-enhanced sedimentation (coagulation and flocculation) is used to remove suspended […]