IRC Associate
Freelance writer, journalist, editor, consultant and trainer. Peter researches, writes and edits mainly on water and sanitation, health and development. He is has been acting as consultant to the BRAC WASH project in Bangladesh supporting their communications work and providing training, and was for five years consultant to IRC's WASHCost project. Over the past years, Peter has been supporting the IRC Ghana team in communicating their district based work.
After a few false starts in Haiti and at the CITA-INRA Center in Nicaragua, the rope pump was initiated into action in Monte Fresco, Nicaragua. Read more...
This article describes the effect of the enormous growth in the tanning industry in Tamil Nadu, India. Read more...
The efficacy of Chlor-floc tablets was evaluated for the removal of seeded pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli), coliphages and viruses (poliovirus... Read more...
This study was undertaken to ascertain the levels of aluminium in surface and ground waters used for water supply in Madras city and also to assess... Read more...
The present expansion of water improvement programmes in developing countries is hardly adapted to provide rural areas with an adequate supply of... Read more...
Two ferrocement cylindrical tanks of 5 cubic metres and 16 cubic metres capacity were analysed, designed, constructed and tested. Read more...
Water tanks made from bamboo reinforced cement have been reported in several Asian countries. The major problem identified is durability. Read more...
The effect of an agricultural technical change on intra-household welfare is discussed. Existing theories suggest that the distribution of resources... Read more...
As part of a research project on Alzheimer's disease and aluminium in drinking water, this article discusses chemical considerations relative to... Read more...