Water samples, water treatment, and water wells
May 21, 2009
This morning, we have been touring a Resource Development International (RDI) site. Since 2005, RDI has been of service to Cambodia through water analysis, water treatment implements, and agriculture assessments. They are screening arsenic and other metals out of communal and home water by means of different sized, porous clay pots. We will now travel to a village northwest of Phnom Penh in order to map safe water wells and teach villagers the use of equipment that we will leave behind. We will not be able to use internet for the next few days, so check back with us later in the week.
Robert Quinney, a sophomore in civil engineering
RDI specializes in the analysis of water, yet the mural painted on the side of the lab is a good visual of things they do, including water analysis, water-well drilling and construction, and contaminated water awareness.
Porous clay pots are good with filtering water. Locals make these at RDI.
