Manual Borehole Drilling as a Cost-Effective Solution for Drinking Water Access in Low-Income Contexts

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMartínez Santos, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorMartín Loeches, Miguel Martín
dc.contributor.authorDíaz Alcaide, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorDanert, Kerstin
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-16T15:20:46Z
dc.date.available2023-06-16T15:20:46Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractWater access remains a challenge in rural areas of low-income countries. Manual drilling technologies have the potential to enhance water access by providing a low cost drinking water alternative for communities in low and middle income countries. This paper provides an overview of the main successes and challenges experienced by manual boreholes in the last two decades. A review of the existing methods is provided, discussing their advantages and disadvantages and comparing their potential against alternatives such as excavated wells and mechanized boreholes. Manual boreholes are found to be a competitive solution in relatively soft rocks, such as unconsolidated sediments and weathered materials, as well as and in hydrogeological settings characterized by moderately shallow water tables. Ensuring professional workmanship, the development of regulatory frameworks, protection against groundwater pollution and standards for quality assurance rank among the main challenges for the future.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Geológicas
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipAgencia Española de Cooperación al Desarrollo
dc.description.statuspub
dc.eprint.idhttps://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/61686
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/w12071981
dc.identifier.issn2073-4441, ESSN: 2073-4441
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/7/1981
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6428
dc.issue.number1981
dc.journal.titleWater
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.projectID(2016/ACDE/001953; 2018/ACDE/0799)
dc.rightsAtribución 3.0 España
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
dc.subject.cdu556
dc.subject.cdu628.112
dc.subject.keywordappropriate technologies
dc.subject.keyworddeveloping regions
dc.subject.keywordexcavated well
dc.subject.keywordfood security
dc.subject.keywordhuman right to water
dc.subject.keywordimproved water sources
dc.subject.ucmHidrología
dc.subject.unesco2508 Hidrología
dc.titleManual Borehole Drilling as a Cost-Effective Solution for Drinking Water Access in Low-Income Contexts
dc.typejournal article
dc.volume.number12
dspace.entity.typePublication
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationfe2f5bb2-2318-4316-b695-cfeff52d3e6e
relation.isAuthorOfPublication15b553b7-1c3c-42b4-b05a-48f39552ad83
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoveryfe2f5bb2-2318-4316-b695-cfeff52d3e6e
Download
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Manual Borehole Drilling as a Cost-Effective Solution for Drinking Water Access in Low-Income Contexts.pdf
Size:
699.06 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
downoload Download
Collections
Artículos