Drinking tap water in Cairo: is it safe?
Water

Drinking tap water in Cairo: is it safe?

Sun, 2016-07-10 16:22

In the absence of a consensus from experts the answer is: probably. Tap water in Cairo is unlikely to cause acute illness, but in the long term it’s probably healthier not to regularly drink it without filtration.

In this article Isabel Esterman assesses the quality of the drinking water available in Cairo. What is the status of water when it leaves the treatment plant and when it finally comes out of the tap? The analysis is then followed by practical suggestions on what households should do.

[Full article via Mada Masr | Photo by RNW.org - Flickr]

egypt Water Safety
Drinking tap water in Cairo: is it safe?
  • Have your say here!Leave your comments, ask your questions and share your ideasIf you have already registered in our website,
    Log in and you are ready for leaving your message    If you haven't already registered in our website,
    please create a new account by clicking Register

Good practices and European projects map

@AgoraMedSpring

Good practices and European projects map

About the author

Medspring Agora team's picture

The Euro-Mediterranean AGORA is a way to engage the civil society in the institutional and policy dialogue on research and innovation with the aim of becoming an integral part of the decision making and governance processes.

The Agora is an important component of the broader MEDSPRING project, supported by the European Union with the aim of strengthening the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue and cooperation on research and innovation.

Copyright

Licence

Also on MedSpring

The Mediterranean as a mutual opportunity

If we consider the Mediterranean as a mutual opportunity for the north and south, as a gateway to Africa and not as a widening...

Model for seed production of resilient salt-tolerant crop species for Climate Smart Agriculture in Egypt

Model for seed production of resilient salt-tolerant crop species for Climate Smart Agriculture in Egypt
A project by ICBA | Agriculture for tomorrow, National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), Desert Research Center (DRC).

Study on the cooperation between higher education institutions and public and private organizations in Mediterranean Countries

Study on the cooperation between higher education institutions and public and private organizations in Mediterranean Countries
5toi_4EWAS has launched a study on cooperation between University, higher education institutions and public and private...

Tag cloud

agriculture Algeria biodiversity brokerage climate change cooperation COP22 desalination Drought egypt EMEG energy Energy efficiency environment euromed family farming food food security greece Hackathon infographic innovation interview Irrigation jordan Lebanon livestreaming Malta Mediterranean MENA migration morocco nexus nile olive Organic farming palestine permaculture renewable energy renewables report research small farmers smart agriculture soil solar solar energy spain sustainability Syria training tunisia waste water water water management water scarcity water security Wind wind energy women
More