| effects of a tropical cyclone on the drinking-water quality of a remote pacific island. | the effect of a cyclone (ami, january 2003) on drinking-water quality on the island of vanua levu, fiji was investigated. following the cyclone nearly three-quarters of the samples analysed did not conform to world health organisation (who) guideline values for safe drinking-water in terms of chlorine residual, total and faecal coliforms, and turbidity. turbidity and total coliform levels significantly increased (up 56 and 62 per cent, respectively) from pre-cyclone levels, which was likely due ... | 2004 | 15569381 |