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ArticleNagoya journal of medical science2018

Inadequate water treatment quality as assessed by protozoa removal in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Nguk Ting Lo, Mohammad Abul Bashar Sarker, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Md Harun-Or-Rashid, Junichi Sakamoto

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Article in Nagoya journal of medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Nguk Ting LoLAKU Management Sendirian Berhad, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Mohammad Abul Bashar SarkerMinistry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Yvonne Ai Lian LimDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Md Harun-Or-RashidNational Control Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Junichi SakamotoTokai Central Hospital, Kakamigahara, Japan.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · BDTokai Central Hospital · JPUniversity of Malaya · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Providing safe drinking-water to human civilization is indispensable; it is one of the most cost-effective means of reducing the disease burden of diarrhea. Unfortunately, water supply quality monitoring from public water treatment plants (WTPs) is often neglected or taken for granted. To determine the produced water quality, WTPs in Sarawak, Malaysia were assessed for their protozoa removal ability. A self-administered questionnaire based on the regulations in the Drinking-water Standards for New Zealand (DWSNZ) was developed. Optional 10-liter raw water samples were collected from willing WTPs for the detection of protozoan cysts. Routine physical and microbial testing of WTP parameters were also requested for raw water quality overview. Two of the nine assessed WTPs achieved three log credits in the treatment component, one of which belonged to Peninsular Malaysia. No log credits were obtained in the other tested components for any samples. Most of the WTPs employed "Coagulation, Sedimentation, and Filtration" using rapid gravity filters without enhancement (

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log removalprotozoarisk assessmentWater Safety Planwater treatment

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PMID29915434
PMCPMC5995738
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