Ceramic filtration has recently been identified as a promising technology for drinking water
treatment in households and small communities. This paper summarizes the results of a pilot …

Diarrhoeal diseases cause an estimated 1.87 million child deaths per year. Point-of-use
filtration using locally made ceramic filters improves microbiological quality of stored …

Locally manufactured ceramic filters can improve drinking water quality and reduce
diarrheal disease burden in developing countries; however, production methods and quality …

For the estimated 66% of Cambodians without access to improved drinking water sources
and the potentially much greater percentage without consistent access to microbiologically …

Laboratory experiments were conducted on six point-of-use (POU) ceramic water filters that
were manufactured in Nicaragua; two filters were used by families for ca. 4years and the …

A series of bench-scale experiments were conducted on ceramic filters with various amounts
of silver and/or copper nanoparticles fired-in during the manufacturing process. The …

Low-cost options for the treatment of drinking water at the household level are being
explored by the Cambodian government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) …

While provision of safe drinking water is considered a basic human right, there are major
challenges in the developing world for its provision. The ability to deliver safe water using a …

There are an estimated 4 billion cases of diarrhoea annually (WHO 2009c). Despite being
largely preventable and treatable, every year 1.8 million people die from diarrhoeal …

Molly Klarman Background: Over four billion cases of diarrhea occur worldwide each year
that result in about 2.2 million deaths. Household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) …