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Evaluation of pot-chlorination of wells during a cholera outbreak, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, 2008
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We evaluated the ability of UNICEF-designed pot-chlorinators to achieve recommended free residual chlorine (FRC) levels in well water in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, during a cholera outbreak. Thirty wells were randomly selected from six neighbourhoods. Pot-chlorinators – perforated plastic bottles filled with gravel, sand and calcium hypochlorite granules – were placed in each well. FRC was measured before and 24, 48 and 72 h after placement and compared with World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended levels of ≥1 mg L−1 for well water during cholera outbreaks and 0.2–5 mg L−1 in non-outbreak settings. Presence of well covers, distance from wells to latrines, and rainfall were noted. Complete post-chlorination data were collected from 26 wells. At baseline, no wells had FRC >0.09 mg L−1. At 24, 48 and 72 h post-chlorination, 4 (15%), 1 (4%) and 0 wells had FRC ≥1 mg L−1 and 16 (62%), 4 (15%) and 1 (4%) wells had FRC between 0.2 and 5 mg L−1, respectively. Several families reported discontinuing household water chlorination after wells were treated with pot-chlorinators. Pot-chlorinators failed to achieve WHO-recommended FRC levels in well water during a cholera outbreak, and conveyed a false sense of security to local residents. Pot-chlorination should be discouraged and alternative approaches to well-water disinfection promoted.
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Pot-chlorinators conveyed a false sense of security to local residents, some of whom stopped chlorinating their household water.
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From Burden of foodborne disease in low-income and middle-income countries and opportunities for scaling food safety interventions (2023) · cites this paper as Cavallaro et al., 2011
Pot-chlorinators did not achieve WHO-recommended chlorine levels in well water during a cholera outbreak.
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- Authors
- Cavallaro, E. C., Harris, J. R., da Goia, M. S., dos Santos Barrado, J. C., da Nóbrega, A. A., de Alvarenga Júnior, I. C., Silva, A. P., Sobel, J., & Mintz, E.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Bissau Department of Water and Sanitation, Ao cuidado de Eng. Leonel Gomes, Guiné Telecom Apartado 100-1011 Bxo Codex República da Guiné-Bissau
- Sergio Arouca Public Health National School, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rua Leopoldo Bulhoes, 1480 – Manguinhos, 21041-210, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil
- EPISUS/CIEVS/SVS, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco G, Brasilia, DF Brazil
- WHO Guinea Bissau, Av. Pansau Na Isna, PO Box 177, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Ministério da Saúde - Secretaria de Estado, Avenida Unidade Africana, Caixa Postal 50-1013 Bissau Cedex, República da Guiné-Bissau
- ORCID
- Mintz, Eric
- Venue
- Journal of Water and Health
- Publisher
- IWA Publishing
- Published
- 2011-04-25
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 394-402
- ISSN
- 1477-8920 (ISSN-L)
- 1996-7829
- OpenAlex
- W1990536002
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Water and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Fecal contamination and water quality
- Keywords
- free residual chlorine, cholera outbreak, calcium hypochlorite, well water quality, Bissau, waterborne disease control
- MeSH terms
- Cholera, Disease Outbreaks, Guinea-Bissau, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Water Supply, World Health Organization, Water Purification, Halogenation
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