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title: "Akvo ebook: How to implement a water quality testing programme"
description: This eBook will help you implement a water quality testing programme
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## Ebook: How to implement a water quality testing programme

#### A step-by-step guide for WaSH professionals

Many development aid professionals and organisations are still hesitant to adopt water quality testing due to the technical and logistical challenges involved. Knowing which parameters to test, how to digitise your water quality data, and what equipment you’ll need can be a challenge.

This eBook provides a step-by-step guide on how to implement a water quality testing programme. Intended for water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) professionals and government representatives, this eBook will help you to:

- Design your water quality programme for a number of scenarios, from safe water source selection to environmental protection
- Capture water quality data using smartphones in a fast, affordable and scalable way
- Understand your data and visualise it on interactive maps and dashboards
- Act on your insights to improve your programme and achieve impact

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