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Genre/Form: | Thèses et écrits académiques |
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Material Type: | Thesis/dissertation |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Kodjetin Nathaniel Gam; Georges Rossi; Université Bordeaux Montaigne. |
OCLC Number: | 491019106 |
Description: | 1 vol. (282-XXXVI f.) : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Responsibility: | par Gam K. Nathaniel ; sous la direction de Georges Rossi. |
Abstract:
THE CITY OF LOME THAT IS INHABITED BY A MILLION OF PEOPLE IS SERIOUSLY SUFFERING FROM A LACK OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY. THE CITY IS PROVIDED WITH DRINKING WATER BY 27 BORINGS THAT ARE LOCATED IN 3 DIFFERENT SHEETS (MAESTRICHTIEN, CONTINENTAL TERMINAL, PALEOCENE). THE WATER PRODUCED AND SUPPLIED BY THE RNET IS FAR FROM BEING ENOUGH TO MEET THE NEED OF THE CITY. SOME INFORMAL ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS, SUCH AS WELL, WATER SELLING, AND STORING RAINWATER ARE HELPING TO GET ROUND THE PUBLIC SERVICE INSUFFICIENCIES. THE DUALISM ALSO EXISTS IN CLEANING UP THE CITY OF LOME. NOT FAR FROM SOME SEWERS WHICH DATE BACK TO THE COLONIAL ERA, SOME INDIVIDUAL DRAINING INSTALLATIONS HAVE DEVELOPED. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT, THEY ARE HOWEVER MAKING PROGRESS. THE SHARTAGE OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND THE INSALUBRITY OF THE CITY ARE TRIGGERING NEW OUTBURSTS OF DISEASES THAT ARE LINKED TO WATER.
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