Point of use household drinking water filtration: a practical, effective solution for providing sustained access to safe drinking water in the developing world

MD Sobsey, CE Stauber, LM Casanova… - … science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
The lack of safe water creates a tremendous burden of diarrheal disease and other
debilitating, life-threatening illnesses for people in the developing world. Point-of-use (POU) …

Household water treatment systems: A solution to the production of safe drinking water by the low-income communities of Southern Africa

JK Mwabi, FE Adeyemo, TO Mahlangu… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Review of low-cost point-of-use water treatment systems for developing communities

CK Pooi, HY Ng - npj Clean Water, 2018 - nature.com
For communities in developing countries, the majority of drinking water-related issues are
due to pathogens from poor sanitation, resulting in infection and diarrhea. One cause of this …

Effectiveness of ceramic filtration for drinking water treatment in Cambodia

JM Brown - 2007 - search.proquest.com
For the estimated 66% of Cambodians without access to improved drinking water sources
and the potentially much greater percentage without consistent access to microbiologically …

Not just a drop in the bucket: expanding access to point-of-use water treatment systems

E Mintz, J Bartram, P Lochery… - American journal of …, 2001 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Since 1990, the number of people without access to safe water sources has remained
constant at approximately 1.1 billion, of whom approximately 2.2 million die of waterborne …

Ceramic water filter for point-of-use water treatment in developing countries: Principles, challenges and opportunities

H Yang, S Xu, DE Chitwood, Y Wang - Frontiers of Environmental Science …, 2020 - Springer
Drinking water source contamination poses a great threat to human health in developing
countries. Point-of-use (POU) water treatment techniques, which improve drinking water …

Long-term evaluation of the performance of four point-of-use water filters

A Pérez-Vidal, J Diaz-Gómez, J Castellanos-Rozo… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite technological advances water supply quality and poor access to safe water remain
a major problem in developing countries, especially in rural areas. Point-of-use (POU) water …

End-user preferences for and performance of competing POU water treatment technologies among the rural poor of Kenya

J Albert, J Luoto, D Levine - 2010 - ACS Publications
Household point-of-use (POU) water treatment technologies targeted at vulnerable
populations are microbiologically effective and, in small trials, improve health. We do not …

[PDF][PDF] Ceramic silver impregnated pot filters for household drinking water treatment in developing countries

D Van Halem - Delft University of Technology, 2006 - sswm.info
The World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF assessed in 2000 that 1.1 billion people do
not have access to 'improved drinking-water sources'. Interventions in hygiene, sanitation …

Severity of waterborne diseases in developing countries and the effectiveness of ceramic filters for improving water quality

GM Shayo, E Elimbinzi, GN Shao, C Fabian - Bulletin of the National …, 2023 - Springer
Background It is anticipated that three (3) billion people will experience water stress by 2025
due to limited access to clean water. Water-related diseases and fatalities affect both …