Harvested rainwater
Quality, adequacy, and proximity in Ghanaian rural communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3887348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frank Arku, Frank S Arku (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Stephen Omari (0000-0003-4013-1067), Benzies Adu-Okoree, Benzies Isaac Adu-Okoree, Abubakari Abduramane |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1160-1169 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2015.1081676 |
| OpenAlex | W1827715615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article presents a study that aimed to assess the accessibility, use, and quality of harvested rainwater in three rural communities in Ghana where the government of Ghana and local and international development organisations have sponsored domestic rainwater harvesting. The results showed that rainwater storage facilities were within the recommended distance of 1000m from each house. The amount of rainwater per person per day was below the recommended amount. The majority of the respondents therefore depended on other sources of water. Though the physico-chemical quality of rainwater met the WHO guideline limit for drinking water, the bacteriological quality did not. The majority of common water-associated infections experienced prior to the project have not been experienced after the project
Business · Environmental planning · Geography · Rainwater harvesting · Water quality · Water resource management · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |