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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2024

Centralized or Onsite Testing? Examining the Costs of Water Quality Monitoring in Rural Africa.

John T Trimmer, Caroline Delaire, Katherine Marshall, Ranjiv Khush, Rachel Peletz

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2024. 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 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

John T TrimmerThe Aquaya Institute, Nairobi 00505, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-4809-6684
Caroline DelaireThe Aquaya Institute, Nairobi 00505, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0001-8359-6847
Katherine MarshallThe Aquaya Institute, Nairobi 00505, Kenya.
Ranjiv KhushThe Aquaya Institute, San Anselmo, California 94979, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2474-1191
Rachel PeletzThe Aquaya Institute, San Anselmo, California 94979, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9256-0800

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rural water systems in Africa have room to improve water quality monitoring. However, the most cost-effective approach for microbial water testing remains uncertain. This study compared the cost per

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Environmental MonitoringWater QualityAfricaCost-Benefit AnalysisEscherichia coliGhanaMonte Carlo MethodRural PopulationUgandaWater Supplycost modelingmembrane filtrationrural water qualitysafely managed waterwater quality monitoringwater quality testing

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PMID38872464
PMCPMC11223485

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