A systematic review and meta-analysis of fecal contamination and inadequate treatment of packaged water

AR Williams, RES Bain, MB Fisher, R Cronk, ER Kelly… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Packaged water products provide an increasingly important source of water for
consumption. However, recent studies raise concerns over their safety. Objectives To assess …

From curiosity to commodity: a review of the evolution of sachet drinking water in West Africa

J Stoler - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The private sector continues to play an important role in filling local drinking water supply
gaps across the Global South. In West Africa, a perfect storm of rapid population growth …

Evaluation of plastic packaged water quality using health risk indices: a case study of sachet and bottled water in Accra, Ghana

PN Angnunavuri, F Attiogbe, A Dansie… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic packaged water is the drinking water of choice for urban populations across Africa
but its quality remains questionable in most developing countries. Six hundred (600) …

[PDF][PDF] Contamination of commercially packaged sachet water and the public health implications: an overview.

OO Oludairo, JO Aiyedun - Bangladesh Journal of veterinary …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Quality water should be colourless, tasteless, odourless and free from faecal contamination.
This study investigates the level of contamination of commercially vended packaged water …

[HTML][HTML] Sachet water quality and brand reputation in two low-income urban communities in Greater Accra, Ghana

J Stoler, RA Tutu, H Ahmed, LA Frimpong… - The American journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sachet water has become an important primary source of drinking water in western Africa,
but little is known about bacteriologic quality and improvements to quality control given the …

Dynamics of domestic water supply and consumption in a semi-urban Nigerian city

CC Nnaji, C Eluwa, C Nwoji - Habitat International, 2013 - Elsevier
A survey of water supply and consumption status in Nsukka Metropolis was done using
questionnaires, interviews, observations and secondary data obtained from other sources …

Standards compliance and health implications of bottled water in Malawi

RCG Chidya, L Singano, I Chitedze… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Many people around the globe prefer bottled water especially in developing countries,
where tap water is not drinkable. This study investigated the quality of bottled drinking water …

[HTML][HTML] Sachet water quality and Vendors' practices in Damongo, northern Ghana during the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 using multivariate statistics, water quality …

EEY Amuah, EMO Bekoe, RW Kazapoe… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 has affected several production services including the
water production and delivery processes. This study considered sachet water quality during …

The role of packaged water in meeting global targets on improved water access

S Vedachalam, LH MacDonald… - Journal of water …, 2017 - iwaponline.com
Packaged water (as either refill, bottled, or sachet water) has become an important element
of water security in many low-and middle-income countries, owing to poor reliability and lack …

An assessment of sachet water quality in Zaria Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

YO Yusuf, AI Jimoh, EO Onaolapo… - Journal of Geography …, 2015 - academicjournals.org
In this study, Physico-chemical analysis of 21 brands of sachet water packaged within Zaria
metropolis was evaluated to compare their compliance with World Health Organisation …