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Producing and storing self-sustaining drinking water from rainwater for emergency response on isolated island.

Drinking water on isolated islands includes treated rainwater, water shipped from the mainland, and desalinated seawater. However, marine transportation and desalination plants are vulnerable to emergencies, such as extreme weather, making self-sustaining stand-by water for emergency response essential. Rainwater is ideal for producing the stand-by water, and rainwater harvesting is sustainable and clean, and prolonged biostability can be ensured by managing biological and chemical parameters. The present study applied a stand-by drinking water purification system (primarily including nanofiltration and low-dose chlorination) to explore the feasibility of producing and storing cleaner drinking water from rainwater and the following conclusions were drawn. First, treatment of rainwaters ensures biosafety for seven days, which is longer than that for untreated rainwater; the proportion of opportunistic pathogens decreased from 23.40-7.77% after nanofiltration, and it was proposed that the microbial community converges after advanced water treatment. Second, chemical qualities were improved. Local resource coral sand prevents pH in rainwater from decreasing below 6.5, and treated rainwater had lower disinfection by-product potential and higher disinfection efficiency, allowing periodical rainwater recycling. Third, harvesting rainwater was extremely cost-effective, with an operation cost of 1.5-2.5 RMB/m3 . From biosafety, chemical safety, and economic cost perspectives, self-sustaining water from rainwater can contributes to the development of sustainable and cost-effective water supply systems on isolated islands. Mixing treated rainwater and desalinated seawater reasonably guarantees sufficiency and safety.

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