61. Smith, C., Sa'id, M., Salem, H., and 'Odeh, M. The Introduction of a New Household Water Storage System Into a Palestinian Village and its Effects on the Faecal Pollution of Stored Water. Birzeit University Community Health Unit: 1985, 13 pp.

A study conducted in the village of Bardala in the northern Jordan Valley to measure the impact of a new method of water storage on pollution during storage. A new type of ceramic water storage vessel (zir) with an attached tap was introduced to the village. The old practice was to remove water from a tapless zir using a cup.

Fecal coliform concentrations were measured to compare water quality in the old and new containers. No significant difference in water pollution levels between the two types of containers was detected. The authors suggest that this is due to the rejection of the new method by villagers and the continuation of the old practice of removing water with the cup.