Field notes
Short guides from our lab and field teams on boreholes, tanks, filters and reading results.
Notes
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Field note · 6 min read
Why Asaba boreholes stain your tiles orange
Iron in the ground, what it does in your pipes, and the cheapest honest fix.
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How to clean a storage tank properly
A step-by-step guide for the overhead tank, and when to retest.
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Pinned to the lab wall
- SamplingRun the tap for two minutes before sampling
- TanksClean overhead tanks every six months
- BoreholesTest boreholes after any pump repair
- SamplingKeep samples cool, never in the sun
- FiltersChange carbon cartridges on time, not when they smell
- WellsHarmattan dust settles in open wells; cover them
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Seasonal reminders
Two messages a year: before the rains and before harmattan, with what to check and when.