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Standing Water - Health risks
Hi,
There is standing water at many locations at Calais refugee camp. Drainage is difficult - the location is right at the coast.
There are anecdotal reports that the standing water may be contaminated with raw sewage but I'm not sure about this. The toilets are a mixture of portaloos and the toilets that Solidarites manage. Desludging seems to be adequate.
I'm aware of some of the microbial requirements for drinking water, but in Calais this is supplied by the local government from the mains.
Would it be sensible to test suspect standing water for e coli to rule out a possible sludge leakage? Which other health hazards might be present due to this standing water? Are there any other tests that it would be helpful to run in order to rule out such other hazards?
Thanks, Anton
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Calais refugee camp: Standing Water - Health risks
Hi,
There is standing water at many locations at Calais refugee camp. Drainage is difficult - the location is right at the coast.
There are anecdotal reports that the standing water may be contaminated with raw sewage but I'm not sure about this. The toilets are a mixture of portaloos and the toilets that Solidarites manage. Desludging seems to be adequate.
I'm aware of some of the microbial requirements for drinking water, but in Calais this is supplied by the local government from the mains.
Would it be sensible to test suspect standing water for e coli to rule out a possible sludge leakage? Which other health hazards might be present due to this standing water? Are there any other tests that it would be helpful to run in order to rule out such other hazards?
Thanks, Anton
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Calais refugee camp: Standing Water - Health risks
Hi,
There is standing water at many locations at Calais refugee camp. Drainage is difficult - the location is right at the coast.
There are anecdotal reports that the standing water may be contaminated with raw sewage but I'm not sure about this. The toilets are a mixture of portaloos and the toilets that Solidarites manage. Desludging seems to be adequate.
I'm aware of some of the microbial requirements for drinking water, but in Calais this is supplied by the local government from the mains.
Would it be sensible to test suspect standing water for e coli to rule out a possible sludge leakage? Which other health hazards might be present due to this standing water? Are there any other tests that it would be helpful to run in order to rule out such other hazards?
Thanks, Anton