Household Reusable Rainwater Technology for Developing and Under-Developed Countries [Paperback]

1. Introduction.? 2. Literature Review & Existing Rainwater Quality Determination Techniques.? 3. Rainwater Technologies: Equipment and Analysis.? 4. Atmospheric Deposition Impact on Rainwater Quality.? 5. Sedimentation & Rainwater Quality in Storage Tank.? 6. First Flush Impact on Rainwater Quality.? 7. Health Risk Assessment for Potable Use of Rainwater.? 8. Concluding Remarks and Recommendations for Further Work.??

This outlines techniques for household-scale safe collection and treating of rainwater, and quality improvement for both potable and non-potable uses, with numerous case studies. It offers a comprehensive, holistic book for developing and underdeveloped countries for academics and water policy providers such as WHO and DFID.

Chukwuemeka Kingsley John is a passionate learner who currently coordinates higher education programme in Department of Construction and Built Environment which includes Civil Engineering, Building Services Engineering and Quantity Surveying at Bath College. Chuks held the same position at University Centre Somerset for about six years. His area of speciality is in water, building and environmental studies which includes educational research on building, drinking water quality, supply and hydrodynamics. He is also a certified PRINCE2 manager with the experience of managing and supervising several Civil and Environmental Engineering projects. He is an accomplished and highly motivated scientist with extensive research experience in investigation of water and air quality from different sources in different environment (especially in the developing countries). He has extensive experience in contaminated waste management, Potential Contaminant of Concern (PCOC) and hazardous materials investigations involving various industrial processes. Finally, Chuks is committed to working in environmental related challenges.

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