Here are pictures from Veron, Dominican Republic. Many households have water tanks on rooftops and much of the piping includes small, unburied, PCV piping. While in Veron, I not only took water samples to evaluate water quality, but I talked with several local people about water perception and water education. I found that while many people buy bottled water to drink, they still use untreated water for cooking and bathing. Often, the bottled drinking water is only preferred because it is cold when purchased at the store or colmada. When collecting samples, everyone was extremely nice and very willing to provide us with water. The trip was a success and I plan on returning one more time over winter break to collect data for my thesis project. Now however, I am working on my semester long research project on water and energy. I will be studying the possibility for coastal renewable energy to supplement energy needs for water treatment.
Here are pictures from Veron, Dominican Republic. Many households have water tanks on rooftops and much of the piping includes small, unburied, PCV piping. While in Veron, I not only took water samples to evaluate water quality, but I talked with several local people about water perception and water education. I found that while many people buy bottled water to drink, they still use untreated water for cooking and bathing. Often, the bottled drinking water is only preferred because it is cold when purchased at the store or colmada. When collecting samples, everyone was extremely nice and very willing to provide us with water. The trip was a success and I plan on returning one more time over winter break to collect data for my thesis project. Now however, I am working on my semester long research project on water and energy. I will be studying the possibility for coastal renewable energy to supplement energy needs for water treatment.
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