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UC Berkeley — In-Line Water Chlorination Devices (Amy Pickering) (2020)

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  • Portfolio Area: Human Health and Wellbeing
  • Focus Area: Scientific Research
  • Organization Name: UC Berkeley
  • Amount: $99,000

  • Award Date: October 2020

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    Grant investigators: Chris Somerville and Heather Youngs

    This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigators. UC Berkeley staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.


    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $99,000 to UC Berkeley to support work led by Amy Pickering to develop low-cost in-line water chlorination devices. Such devices could improve drinking water quality in low-resource settings and lessen the burden of diarrheal disease.

    This falls within our work on scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.

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