Project Reports

Other selected projects supported by the International Development Research Centre on water quality testing are listed on a separate page. Further information about each of the these projects can be found in IDRC's IDRIS database.

The Use of Simple, Inexpensive Microbial Water Quality Tests: Results of a three-continent, eight-country research project. Edited by B.J. Dutka and A.H. El-Shaarawi. 1990.

A meeting was held in 1988 to mark the end of the initial stages of laboratory research on water quality testing in Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Singapore, and Thailand. This document was prepared from the presentations given at the meeting. It also includes a list of papers published in scientific journals that had originated from the research network.

Water Quality Control Network: Proceedings of the meeting held in Ottawa, Canada 20 -- 24 February, 1989. Edited by P. Payment and W.A. Sanchez. 1990

This publication complements the previous document. Scientists from the eight countries participating in the global project and experts on environmental microbiology from Canada and the United States reviewed the progress of the work to date and developed strategies to address field testing and continuing laboratory research. This report was prepared from presentations given at the meeting.

Report on the 1990 IDRC Funded Study to Develop a Self-Sufficient Microbiological Water Quality Testing Capability Within the Cree Nation of Split Lake. B.J. Dutka, P. Seidl, and V. Spence. 1990.

In a unique experiment, Cree Band members were trained to perform water quality tests. They were then given the responsibility of establishing a self-administered water quality monitoring program. This report describes the project's results.

Developing A Self-Sustained Microbiological Water Quality Testing Capability in a Remote Aboriginal Community. P. Seidl, and B.J. Dutka. 1993.

This is a report of the second phase of the project to establish community water testing in Split Lake. The report includes results of microbiological tests, recreational and potable water quality studies, community awareness studies, and an evaluation of the feasibility and sustainability of a water quality monitoring system operated by the Split Lake Cree.

Water Quality Control -- Chile, Phase II. Final Report. Prof. Gabriela Castillo M. 1996.

This document reports on project that studied the technical and economic feasibility of using the hydrogen sulphide paper strip test to monitor water quality as part of Chile's National Program of Rural Drinking Water (Report is in Spanish with English abstract).

Control de la calidad del agua a nivel comunitario -- Canada/Chile. Prof. Gabriela Castillo M. 1996.

This report describes the transfer of technology between the Cree of Split Lake and two Mapuche communities in Chile. The Mapuche were trained to test water quality and to treat water sources using slow sand filtration and minimal doses of chlorine. The project also experimented with using beehives to incubate water samples -- a technique that could benefit areas lacking electricity. (Report is in Spanish with English abstract.)

Coliphage Field Kit: Technical Final Report. F.S. Dan, Y.F. Ngeow and C.W. Wang. 1996

This report describes the development and testing of a portable field kit for testing water using the coliphage procedure. Project researchers also conducted physiological studies on selected tropical phages and biochemical characterizations and morphological studies of thirty coliphage isolates.

 

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