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Managing Water in the Home: Accelerated Health Gains from Improved Water Supply

This report describes and critically review the various methods and systems for household water collection, treatment and storage. It reviews data on the ability of various methods to provide water that has improved microbiological quality and lower risk of waterborne diarrheal and other infectious diseases. It provides scientifically sound and supportable basis for identifying, accepting and promoting household water treatment and storage systems and technologies for use by scientists, engineers, policy makers and other public health, environmental health and water resources professionals.