Water quality data sheets

Groundwater quality

These information sheets published by the British Geological Survey aim to identify inorganic constituents of significant risk to health that may occur in groundwater. They provide guidance to WaterAid country office staff carrying out water quality testing and to encourage further thinking in the organisation on water-quality issues. 

Bangladesh ( PDF 1.2Mb) 
Burkina Faso ( PDF 121Kb)
Ethiopia ( PDF 229Kb)
Ghana ( PDF 154K)
North India ( PDF 514Kb)
South India ( PDF 42Kb)
Madagascar ( PDF 104Kb)
Malawi ( PDF 1.1Mb)
Mali ( PDF 130Kb)
Mozambique ( PDF 187Kb)
Nepal ( PDF 107Kb)
Nigeria ( PDF 1314Kb)
Pakistan ( PDF 148Kb)
Tanzania( PDF 1081Kb)
Uganda ( PDF 75Kb)
Zambia ( PDF 205Kb)

Inorganic water quality parameters

The following document is one of a series of information sheets prepared for a limited number of inorganic constituents of significant health concern that are commonly found in groundwater. The sheets aim to explain the nature of the health risk, the origin and occurrence of the constituent in groundwater, the means of testing and available methods of mitigation.

Manganese ( PDF 822Kb)
Arsenic ( PDF 1.2Mb)
Fluoride ( PDF 34Kb)
Iodine (PDF 169Kb)