Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Africa Water, Sanitation May -June 2014 Vol.9 No.3

Hygiene remaining disinfectant • Don’t leave the dishcloth on the tap to dry TASTE AND ODOURS Customers occasionally report that their tap water has an unpleasant taste or odour. These complaints are often of a chlorine smell or a chemical, bitter or medicinal taste. Sometimes this TASTE AND ODOURS taste occurs only in boiled drinks, especially tea, or when a glass of water has stood for some Customers occasionally report that their tap water has an unpleasant taste or odour. These time. complaints are often of a chlorine smell or a chemical, bitter or medicinal taste. Sometimes this taste occurs several causes, the especially of or when glass of water has stood for some There could be only in boiled drinks,commonesttea,which areagiven below. However, if you get a time. sudden or unusual taste or smell with your drinking water contact your water company so that they can investigate the problem. There could be several causes, the commonest of which are given below. However, if you get a sudden or unusual taste or smell with your drinking water contact your water company so that Chlorine they can investigate the problem. Chlorine is added during water treatment as a disinfectant to kill any disease producing organisms. A small residual amount of chlorine is Chlorine generally present in the treated water that reaches your tap. This is to Chlorine the quality of the drinking water is a disinfectant to kill any ensure thatis added during water treatment

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