Research on the health implications of the use of recycled water in South Africa

South Africa has an inadequate and unreliable supply of water. It is expected that water resources will be a limiting factor to development by the year 2020. Reclamation and reuse of sewage effluent is one possible method of supplementing existing supplies. Windhoek has had direct supplementation of...

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Published in:	South African medical journal Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 7 - 10
Main Authors:	HATTINGH, W. H. J, BOURNE, D. E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pinelands Medical Association of South Africa 01-07-1989
Subjects:	Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding Biological and medical sciences Environment. Living conditions Fresh Water Medical sciences Public Health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Sewage South Africa Tropical medicine Water Supply - standards South Africa Drinking water Chemical analysis Microbiological investigation Purifying Africa South Africa Recycling Hygiene Waste water
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Summary:	South Africa has an inadequate and unreliable supply of water. It is expected that water resources will be a limiting factor to development by the year 2020. Reclamation and reuse of sewage effluent is one possible method of supplementing existing supplies. Windhoek has had direct supplementation of its water supply for over a decade. Guidelines for using recycled sewage as a source of potable water are given and South African studies on chemical, microbiological and virological aspects of reclaimed water are reviewed. Epidemiological studies, retrospective in Windhoek and prospective for Cape Town, are discussed.
ISSN:	0256-9574