Alexandra Cassivi

Alexandra Cassivi
Université Laval | ULAVAL

Doctor of Philosophy

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Additional affiliations
January 2018 - present
University of Victoria
Position
  • Research Assistant
September 2016 - December 2016
Université Laval
Position
  • Auxiliaire d'enseignement
September 2015 - May 2017
Université Laval
Position
  • Auxiliaire d'enseignement
Education
September 2017 - September 2020
University of Victoria
Field of study
  • Civil Engineering
September 2015 - May 2017
Université Laval
Field of study
  • Land management and regional development
September 2012 - May 2015
Université Laval
Field of study
  • Geography

Publications

Publications (14)
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Heterotrophic plate count (HPC) is widely assessed in drinking water distribution systems. However, methodological standards and guidelines on the use of HPC are not clearly defined. This comprehensive review and meta-analysis aim to evaluate HPC concentration and how they relate to the characteristics and operational conditions of systems. The siz...
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Municipal water supply through truck-to-cistern system is common in northern Canada. Household satisfaction and concerns about water availability, quality, and accessibility likely impact user preferences and practices. This case study explores household perspectives and challenges with regard to domestic access to water in a decentralized truck-to...
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Heightened interest in drinking water research in recent decades has been aimed at narrowing the knowledge gaps surrounding water and health in a global pursuit to provide safely managed drinking water services to populations who continue to lack access. This study used bibliometrics and network analysis to produce a global overview of publications...
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Introduction More than 50 million people living in the Arctic nations remain without access to safely managed drinking water services. Remote northern communities, where large numbers of Indigenous peoples live, are disproportionally affected. Recent research has documented water and health-related problems among Indigenous communities, including p...
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Introduction Enabling health care facilities to deal with impairments or outages of water supply and sewage systems is essential and particularly important in the face of growing risk levels due to climate change and natural hazards. Yet, comprehensive assessments of the existing preparedness and response measures, both in theory and practice, are...
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To monitor safely managed drinking water services, an increasing number of countries have integrated water quality testing for Escherichia coli into nationally-representative household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). However, plastic waste generated during such water quality testing programs, mostly through the use of...
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Lack of access to safe drinking water on premises remains widespread in low- and middle-income countries. Interventions to improve access to safe water at the point of collection are essential, but water safety at the point of consumption is also an important consideration. This research aimed to 1) improve understanding of household practices in c...
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Billions of people globally gained access to improved drinking water sources and sanitation in the last decades, following effort towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Global progress remains a general indicator as it is unclear if access is equitable across groups of the population. Agenda 2030 calling for `leaving no one behind', th...
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Monitoring access to drinking water is complex, especially in settings where on-premises water supply is not available. Although self-reported data are generally used to estimate coverage of access, the relationship between self-reported time travelled and true time travelled is not well known in the context of water fetching. Further, water fetchi...
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Billions of people globally gained access to improved drinking water sources and sanitation in the last decades, following effort towards the Millennium Development Goals. Global progress remains a general indicator as it is unclear if access is equitable across groups of the population. Agenda 2030 calling for ″leaving no one behind″, there is a n...
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Background: Increasing the quantity of water available for consumption and hygiene is recognized to be among the most efficient interventions to reduce the risk of water-related infectious diseases in low and middle-income countries. Such impacts are often associated with water supply accessibility (e.g. distance or collection time) and used to ju...
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Despite the reported achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with respect to drinking water, lack of access to water remains widespread worldwide. The indicator used there to measure access to water in the MDGs refers to the use of an improved water source. However, the amount of time spent in collecting water is high in countries wh...
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Background Universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 is one target stipulated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As of 2015, 92% of the population in Malawi did not have access to water on premises and needed to fetch it. Thus, the issue of water accessibility warrants further research, particula...

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