Ghislaine Rosa|Laura Miller|Thomas Clasen
Microbiological Effectiveness of Disinfecting Water by Boiling in Rural Guatemala
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
boiling common means treating water home benchmark alternative pointofuse water treatment options must compared 5week study rural guatemala among 45 households claimed always almost always boiled drinking water boiling associated 862 reduction geometric mean thermotolerant coliforms ttc n 206 p 00001 despite consistent levels fecal contamination source water 712 stored water samples selfreported boilers met world health organization guidelines safe drinking water 0 ttc100 ml 107 fell within commonly accepted lowrisk category 110 ttc100 ml actually practiced study community boiling significantly improved microbiological quality drinking water though boiled stored drinking water always free fecal contaminations