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WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Rapid assessment of drinking-water quality in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: country report of the pilot project implementation in 2004-2005 / by Federico Properzi. 1.Potable water - standards. 2.Water quality - standards. 3.Water - standards. 4.Jordan. I.Properzi, Federico. II.World Health Organization. III.UNICEF. ISBN 978 92 4 150057 9 (NLM classification: WA 675) © World Health Organization and UNICEF 2010 All rights reserved. Publications of the World Health Organization can be obtained from WHO Press, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (tel: +41 22 791 3264; fax: +41 22 791 4857; email: bookorders@who.int). The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome requests for permission to reproduce or translate their publications — whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution. Applications and enquiries should be addressed to WHO, Office of Publications, at the above address (fax: +41 22 791 4806; email: permissions@who.int or to UNICEF, Division of Communication, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York 10017, United States of America (fax: +1 212 303 7985; email: nyhqdoc.permit@unicef.org). The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization or UNICEF concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization or UNICEF in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. The World Health Organization and UNICEF do not warrant that the information contained in this publication is complete and correct and shall not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of its use. The named authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this publication. Editorial support: Kevin Farrell Photo Credit: Federico Properzi iv
Table of contents Foreword.............................................................................................................................................viii Acknowledgements ..............................................................................................................................ix Acronyms and abbreviations ...............................................................................................................x Executive summary..............................................................................................................................xi 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................1 1.1 The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation...........1 1.2 State of drinking-water sources in Jordan (2005 data) ..........................................................3 1.3 The structure of the Jordanian water-quality surveillance and monitoring system, and national standards..................................................................................................................3 1.4 Historical water-quality data for Jordan ................................................................................4 2 Methods.........................................................................................................................................7 2.1 General design of RADWQ surveys .....................................................................................7 2.2 RADWQ survey design for Jordan........................................................................................7 2.3 Field implementation and data recording ............................................................................14 2.4 Data analysis........................................................................................................................15 3 Results .........................................................................................................................................16 3.1 Microbiological parameters.................................................................................................16 3.2 Chemical parameters ...........................................................................................................17 3.3 Aesthetic parameters............................................................................................................19 3.4 Overall compliance..............................................................................................................21 3.5 Sanitary risk factors.............................................................................................................21 3.6 Risk-to-health analysis for Jordanian utility piped water supplies......................................23 3.7 Analysis of proxy parameters..............................................................................................23 3.8 Household water quality compared with mains water quality.............................................25 3.9 Quality control procedures ..................................................................................................27 4 Conclusions and recommendations ..........................................................................................28 4.1 Water quality in Jordanian piped utility supplies ................................................................28 4.2 Sanitary risk factors for Jordanian water supplies...............................................................28 4.3 The RADWQ project in Jordan ...........................................................................................29 4.4 Suggestions for improving the RADWQ methodology.......................................................30 Annexes Annex 1 RADWQ Steering Committee for Jordan .......................................................................32 Annex 2 RADWQ project team in Jordan .....................................................................................33 Annex 3 Map of Jordan and the eastern Mediterranean a ...............................................................34 Annex 4 Microbiological guidelines for Jordan ............................................................................35 Annex 5 Jordanian national standards for drinking-water a ............................................................40 Annex 6 List of clusters used in the RADWQ survey for Jordan..................................................42 Annex 7 RADWQ survey budget for Jordan a ................................................................................45 Annex 8 RADWQ field workplan .................................................................................................46 v
Page 1: RAPID ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING- WATER
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Page 8 and 9: Foreword Among the infectious disea
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