What is it about?
Water collected in earthen dams for areas with water scarcity can be contaminated with naturally occurring cyano bacteria which is known to cause health problems to people and animals. Proper management is key to the control of this problem
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Why is it important?
There are many people in sub-Saharan Africa depend on dam water for their water supplies and animal drinking. Building up of cyano bacteria in the dam at certain times in the year is a major challenge. Knowing the cycles may assist in developing strategies to mitigate
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I hope this article contributes to wider understanding of some of the water quality problems not frequently reported
Prof Karoli Nicholas Njau
Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology
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This page is a summary of: Water quality in earthen dams and potential health impacts: case of Nadosoito Dam, Tanzania, Water Practice & Technology, September 2018, IWA Publishing,
DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2018.083.
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