Contamination of domestic water sources by the biological and physico-chemical pollutants
remains a public health issue in Benin. The household water purification devices such as …

The present study aimed to evaluate the water purifying capacity of three filters (local
ceramic filter, imported ceramic filter and bio-sand filter) to promote the production of local …

Many households in Nigeria lack access to safe drinking water. Sixty-three percent (63%) of
the nation's population live in rural areas where only 3% of households have access to …

In October 2005, three biosand filters were installed at a local school in the village of Roche,
Tanzania in collaboration with the Village Life Outreach Project. In addition, sanitation …

Pure Home Water (PHW) is a social enterprise that promotes and disseminates household
drinking water technologies in the Northern Region of Ghana. Currently their main product is …

One of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to reduce to half by 2015 the
number of people, worldwide, who lack access to safe water. Due to the numerous deaths …

Unsafe drinking water is a major cause of water-related diseases that predominantly affect
people living in developing countries. In Northern Ghana, the area of focus of this research …

The lack of access to safe, reliable water sources remains a problem for many people in
developing countries. According the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United …

Introduction: Approximately one billion people world-wide lack access to adequate amounts
of safe water. Mo st are in developing countries, especially in rapidly expanding urban …

This study assessed the impact of sanitation practices, hygienic and storage conditions on
the quality of drinking water treated at point-of-use in Makwane Village. Subsequent to …