Evaluation of low-cost alternatives for water purification in the stilt house villages of Santa Marta's Ciénaga Grande
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2020-01
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Lugo Arias, José
Burgos Vergara, Javier
Lugo Arias, Elkyn
Gould, Audrey
Ovallos Gazabon, David
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Elsevier
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Water purification is indispensable to guarantee safe human consumption and to prevent diseases caused by the ingestion of contaminated water. This requires a series of water treatment processes which require investment. However, the economic limitations of rural communities hinder their ability to implement such water-treatment systems, as is the case in Ci enaga Grande of Santa Marta (“Large Swamp”, in English) in Colombia. Low-cost systems can be used instead as simple and safe alternatives. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate non-conventional, low-cost water processes to purify the water from the collection point of two stilt house villages in Ci enaga Grande of Santa Marta. These include: 1) Using two natural coagulants, Moringa Oleifera and Cassia Fistula; 2) filtration through a biosand filter and a carbon activated filter; and 3) disinfection through UV-C Radiation and through solar disinfection. The results showed a turbidity values reduction between 52% and 96% using the two natural coagulants; both turbidity and total coliforms achieved reductions of 98.4% and 76.9%, respectively in the filtration process; and removal of total coliforms up to 98.8% in the disinfection process. Despite the high rates of reduction in the different parameters, the water does not comply with the recommended limits for safe drinking water.
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Water treatment, Green engineering, Environmental chemical engineering, Environmental health, Public health, Ciénaga Grande of Santa Marta, Low-cost water purification, Stilt house villages, Non-conventional treatment