A new method for estimating hydraulic conductivity in un-screened concrete-lined large-diameter hand-dug wells
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100443
Abstract: Abstract The use of large-diameter hand-dug wells as main source of rural water supply for drinking, domestic and irrigation uses in many developing countries has offer an opportunity to developed Darcy-based methods for estimating hydraulic… read more here.
Keywords: hydraulic conductivity; screened concrete; large diameter; diameter hand ... See more keywords
Vulnerability of hand-dug wells in the core area of Akure, Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1080/1573062x.2016.1254257
Abstract: Abstract Hand-dug wells (HDWs) are a major source of water supply in developing nations. This is consequent upon the failure of government to provide safe water to the people. This paper looks at the vulnerability… read more here.
Keywords: area akure; water; dug wells; area ... See more keywords
Groundwater and resilience to drought in the Ethiopian highlands
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab282f
Abstract: During drought, groundwater is often relied on to provide secure drinking water, particularly in rural Africa where other options are limited. However, the technology chosen to access groundwater significantly affects local water security. Here we… read more here.
Keywords: dug wells; resilience drought; water; hand dug ... See more keywords
Water safety, antifungal‐resistant aflatoxigenic aspergillus flavus and other pathogenic fungi in a community hand‐dug wells
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DOI: 10.1111/jam.15559
Abstract: To investigate hand‐dug well water used for drinking and domestic purposes in a rural community in Southwest Nigeria for water safety and fungal presence as well as to determine the antifungal resistance and aflatoxigenic potentials… read more here.
Keywords: community; water; water safety; hand dug ... See more keywords