Review of latest available evidence on risks to human health through potential transmission of avian influenza (H5N1) through water and sewage updated Mar 24, 2006 15 pages
World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/emerging/h5n1background.pdf
Disinfecting Water for Drinking, Cooking and Cleaning 3 pages *
In an emergency situation, health facility staff may not have access to clean running water. For example, if the power supply is cut off, water cannot be pumped to the health facility. Other sources of water could be contaminated. This Annex describes how to use household bleach to disinfect water when clean running water is not available in the health facility.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/vhfmanual/anx7.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/vhfmanual/vhfmanualfr/annexe7.pdf french 4 pages
Emergency Disinfection
of Drinking Water 2 pages *
Emergency Disinfection
of Drinking Water Spanish
When the home water supply is interrupted by natural or other forms of disaster,
you can obtain limited amounts of water by draining your hot water tank or melting
ice cubes. In most cases, well water is the preferred source of drinking water.
If it is not available and river or lake water must be used, avoid sources containing
floating material and water with a dark color or an odor. When emergency disinfection
is necessary, examine the physical condition of the water. There are two general
methods by which small quantities of water can be effectively disinfected, boiling
and chemical treatment.
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/faq/pdfs/fs_emergency-disinfection-drinkingwater.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/faq/pdfs/fs_emergency-disinfection-drinkingwater_spanish.pdf
2 pages
Solar Water Disinfection
- Sodis 88 pages
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science
and Technology
http://www.sodis.ch/Text2002/T-EducationMaterials.htm
available in many languages
Water Supply considerations on the FluWiki
Considering potential problems during a pandemic and solutions.
FluWiki
http://www.fluwikie.com/pmwiki.php?n=Consequences.WaterSupply
Water safety plans: Managing drinking-water quality from catchment to consumer
This document describes the water safety plan approach and further substantiation
is provided in a set of companion volumes addressing source protection, treatment
processes (at supply and household level), distribution of drinking-water and selection
of parameters and analytical methods.
World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/wsp0506/en/index.html